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Tag: NaBloPoMo

2013, blogging, life

More than time…

NaBloPoMo prompt for Friday, December 6, 2013: What do you wish you had more time to do each day? Write. … Continue reading More than time…

2013, blogging, Humor, life

10 minutes or less…

Since I had less (rather than more) of an idea for a blog post today, I decided to address the … Continue reading 10 minutes or less…

2013, Christian life, life, memories, parenting

I love you more…

“I love you.” “I love you, too,” said my 17-year-old son, just before he opened the car door. “I know.” … Continue reading I love you more…

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…

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

More with less and less with more…

It’s back to the workaday world. The Thanksgiving holiday is over. I have had more time and done less with … Continue reading More with less and less with more…

2013, blogging, Humor

Maybe NaBloPoMo December?

People returned to their computers yesterday, apparently, and offered me enough inspiration to write that I am considering taking the … Continue reading Maybe NaBloPoMo December?

2013, blogging

Contemplating the end of NaBloPoMo…

It has come down to this: the last day of NaBloPoMo. (That’s National Blog Posting Month, if you’re reading for … Continue reading Contemplating the end of NaBloPoMo…

2013, character, family, Humor, life

Random thoughts on this day after Thanksgiving…

‘Twas the day after Thanksgiving, and all through the house, not a creature is stirring. Except me and my cat. … Continue reading Random thoughts on this day after Thanksgiving…

2013, Humor, life

Confessions of a former Black Friday shopper…

I used to get Good Friday and Black Friday confused. “Good” seemed an odd name for the Friday of Christ’s … Continue reading Confessions of a former Black Friday shopper…

2013, family, Humor, life, memories

Breast up? I fail at Thanksgiving…

All my thankfulness went out of Thanksgiving when I started cooking the turkey. The first few years of my marriage, … Continue reading Breast up? I fail at Thanksgiving…

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

How I knew my mother loved me…

I was a latchkey kid. Daily, my sister and I biked home from school to an empty house, let ourselves … Continue reading How I knew my mother loved me…

2013, character, Christian life, friends, life

Granny squares and gratefulness…

I was feeling unraveled this morning. I found my husband’s usual teasing banter a bit annoying but tried to be … Continue reading Granny squares and gratefulness…

2013, friends, Humor, life

The sisterhood of the traveling blow dryer…

Thursday morning, I needed the black blow dryer, the only blow dryer that is movable at the health club. “Sure, … Continue reading The sisterhood of the traveling blow dryer…

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

I woke up this morning…

Yesterday, while waiting for the Yummy House to open so I could order some Chinese food for our evening meal, … Continue reading I woke up this morning…

2013, character, Christian life, family, friends, life, memories

The real fabric of our lives…

I know Cotton (yes, a capital C) calls itself “the fabric of our lives” and has been using that campaign … Continue reading The real fabric of our lives…

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

No accounting for taste…

“What is wrong with these people?” Granted, I asked the question somewhat joyfully, as the number of viewers of my … Continue reading No accounting for taste…

2013, character, family, Humor

When the day’s trouble is 6’3″…

It was the start of a good day. I’d exercised and mentally prepared for the day ahead of me, which … Continue reading When the day’s trouble is 6’3″…

A mere nineteen years ago…
2013, Christian life, family, Humor, life, memories

A mere nineteen years ago…

Most people call me a saint. Nineteen years ago I married a widow and his four children. At the time, … Continue reading A mere nineteen years ago…

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