My surprise “happily ever after”…
Today I made a new friend as I stood at the makeup mirror, and as I told her my professional … Continue reading My surprise “happily ever after”…
Today I made a new friend as I stood at the makeup mirror, and as I told her my professional … Continue reading My surprise “happily ever after”…
I left the meeting feeling overwhelmed. Sad thing is that I was leaving a meeting I led. Sigh. Afterward, I … Continue reading When everything feels like straw…
I confess. If I can go to bed before 9 p.m. each night, I do. While a football game for … Continue reading When the Christian life is a bit too much like a political debate…
I was a teenager when I decided I should stop reading the Bible. I blame James. Or maybe my youth pastor, … Continue reading Do what you know is right…
Personal blogging is more about changing my life — or recording my life lessons — than changing the world. It is certainly not about being discovered. It may be a side effect, but from what I’ve found, it’s 15 minutes of fame or less. Maybe 1.5 or 15 days of fame. Or less, much less. Continue reading I can’t wait to be discovered…
I’m going to celebrate my 50 years as if I own them. This is not my mother’s birthday. Every time … Continue reading Fifty years older and wiser….
“Ooooh,” my husband said, “Why don’t you shoot a photo of it and post it to Facebook?” He was being … Continue reading Big toeing the line… or not
“Wherever you are be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” … Continue reading When being “all there” takes you away from here…
It was a Table Topics topic at Toastmasters, but I was so engrossed in evaluating the second speaker that I … Continue reading Got milk?
When I saw the brown puddle spreading across my yellow Formica counter, I knew I needed help. The puddle would have … Continue reading Sharon share alike…
Hello, my name is Sara, and it has been 24 days since my last blog post. Life as I know it … Continue reading Blog bye…
My cat is afraid of the vacuum. Not when it sits quietly in the closet or in whichever room it … Continue reading The God-shape behind the vacuum…
I think I will have nightmares — like my daymares — from Sunday’s “surprise.” My husband didn’t have to work — … Continue reading Confronting fear — reluctantly…
(Sprinkled throughout this post is my first attempt at footnotes. Click on the awkwardly placed, light blue numbers [1-6] and … Continue reading When it’s darkest and coldest — too cold — before the dawn…
“Ugh! Enough of this song!” I exclaimed to Michelle, who was getting ready at the same counter and mirror space. … Continue reading The Christian music diet vs. “garbage in, garbage out”…
My husband has been cleaning out the garage the past couple of months — giving it order and practicality and … Continue reading When “To keep or not to keep?” isn’t the right question…
I woke up this morning fully intent on attending church. Sundays are generally awkward because my husband has to work … Continue reading A camera blinded by the light…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about boots — shallow topic, I know — but it got me thinking about … Continue reading “Bootiful” and a “looker”…