My kids know that one of my big pet peeves is the response, “I didn’t mean to.” Now I’m ok with this common excuse if, say, an otherwise observant and considerate person very accidentally bumps into someone they truly were unaware of. For instance, if you’ve been standing in line at the librarian’s desk all by yourself and then you… Read More
I’ve been a little sporadic on the blog scene recently because I’ve spent a lot of time taking my husband back and forth to a doctor in Tucson. Today we go back again, this time for surgery. So I simply ask anyone reading today to pause and say a short prayer for James: For skill and accuracy from the surgeon… Read More
How many times have we all sat in a Bible study or Sunday school class and agreed that yes, God’s timing is perfect? We nod our heads and remember back to all those times when we have waited and prayed and anticipated, only for God to delay the answer to our requests until just the perfect time. And we concur… Read More
Remember the story of Hester Prynne and her Scarlett Letter? Because she had borne a child from someone other than her husband she was required by her Puritan community to wear the red A on the front of her dress as a constant reminder of her sin. I would need a green J. Pure, unadulterated jealousy (now there’s an oxymoron… Read More
Life has been a little out of whack lately because my husband’s back has been extremely out of whack. Turns out he has a couple of ruptured discs and may be looking at surgery very soon. That’s why this past week I spent a lot of time looking at books and magazines in waiting rooms (ER, neurosurgeon’s office, MRI office,… Read More
I had a meeting this morning — me, myself, and I. We talked some things over and got nowhere fast. We had some great ideas, but I shot them down pretty quickly because I know myself pretty well and I knew they wouldn’t work for me either. After a while, I conferred with my mother. I liked what she had… Read More