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Category: reflections

2014, character, family, Humor, life

Piggies and poor politics…

It isn’t often I wax political in the blogosphere, and for today’s post I blame my husband and his Popsicle … Continue reading Piggies and poor politics…

2014, blogging, character, Humor, life

Procrastination is making me wait…

Prompt: Do you have a tendency to procrastinate, or do you like checking things off your to-do list? My response: … Continue reading Procrastination is making me wait…

2014, character, Christian life

Hello, 2014!

Though I was awake at midnight, I didn’t ring in the New Year joyfully. Instead, I listened to the fireworks … Continue reading Hello, 2014!

2013, blogging, character, Christian life, life

Back story behind “mother-in-love”…

Dear Pine Needles and Paper Trails, I was struggling through a ho-hum blog post this morning when your comment appeared, … Continue reading Back story behind “mother-in-love”…

2013, blogging, character, Christian life, Humor, life, memories

Reading between the dots…

I love ellipses… If you’ve been reading my blog posts for any length of time, you may have noticed I … Continue reading Reading between the dots…

2013, character, Christian life, life, memories, parenting

The quiet of Christmas…

I’m not sure if my son sees only what he wants to see or if he truly doesn’t notice the … Continue reading The quiet of Christmas…

2013, character, Christian life

Shortest day of the year… Thankfully!

The shortest day deserves the shortest blog post. I began this shortest day quite irritable, feeling overwhelmed, despite being officially … Continue reading Shortest day of the year… Thankfully!

2013, blogging, character, Christian life, Humor, life

Doing more with less…

  Today I am doing more with less time, less space, and, definitely, less patience. At the risk of whining, … Continue reading Doing more with less…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

Breathe more deeply…

The day started exactly 39 minutes later than usual. For the second day in a row, my alarm clock failed … Continue reading Breathe more deeply…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life

When your love language is chocolate…

The feeling I get after Christmas baking is rather like what I experience after a successful mammogram: relief and a … Continue reading When your love language is chocolate…

2013, character, Christian life, family, Humor, life, memories

Domestic A.D.D. …

As I may have mentioned, this is my weekend for Christmas baking. So why did I say to myself, “Get … Continue reading Domestic A.D.D. …

2013, character, Christian life, teaching

Needing more pep…

I need to rally some personal pep. Tomorrow our football team heads to the state tournament, the first time in … Continue reading Needing more pep…

2013, blogging, character, Humor, life

Judge less, love more…

When I headed to the health club showers, I saw that my two favorites were occupied — one by a … Continue reading Judge less, love more…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, teaching

Changing the world vicariously…

Do you remember the Faberge Organics shampoo commercials from the 1980s? It boasted the simple premise of the doubling effect; … Continue reading Changing the world vicariously…

2013, character, Christian life, friends, life

Allow and accept…

“C-C-C-Cottey, beautiful Cottey, it’s a school of which I’m sure you’ve heard before, If you get good grades, they send … Continue reading Allow and accept…

2013, character, Christian life, Humor, life, memories, parenting

Mosquitoes in December and more excuses…

It was now or never. If I didn’t get the outside Christmas lights up this weekend, I knew I wasn’t … Continue reading Mosquitoes in December and more excuses…

The more we pretend to read…
2013, character, Christian life, education, life, teaching

The more we pretend to read…

I went on Facebook, saw I had a number of notifications, clicked to glance at the list, and then clicked … Continue reading The more we pretend to read…

2013, blogging, character, Humor, life

Crashing the Zumba party…

I’m fairly certain my Zumba instructor is part mime. A dictatorial mime. She wasn’t there to entertain. She wanted action … Continue reading Crashing the Zumba party…

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