My life has gone from busy to busier. But I love it. =DEach and everyday this past week brought about its own treasure. Let's walk through it.MondayMy Mind is a Black HoleI have no recollection of what I did on Monday. There is a big blank space in my calendar. Chances are, this was a good "catch-up" day in the office, exactly what...
Illinois summer weather is officially here. And it arrived overnight.This Spring had it backwards: April flowers brought May showers. We had beautiful April weather with blooming all around, and then May was a series of thunderstorms and cloudy days. As this month comes to a close and with June just around the corner, the hot, sticky, hard-to-breathe air has arrived in everyone's backyard.Great...
I am sitting on the light olive green chair in my room, listening to my two little nieces fall asleep. Evidently this entails flipping the light switch on and off, paging through multiple picture books, and occasionally jabbering to each other.I became an aunt of 11 last night. My brother, Tate, had his first boy. Milo Tate was born in the early morning....
Dear (fill in your name here),I love letters in the mail.I am finding that it is a bit countercultural to participate in this much anymore. Why send a letter when you can e-mail? Or better yet-- reach the person you want to communicate with in a matter of seconds with a text message.Trust me; I'm not above e-mailing and texting. I do both...
I love my church.For many reasons.It is interesting, because over the past year, the Lord has really been working on my heart regarding this topic. I gave my life to the Lord at a very young age. I believe I was 12 or 13 years old. A year later, I decided to become baptized in the church that I grew up in.I will...
I am about ready to make a proclamation that I hope does not come back to haunt me someday.But this is a good thing, so long as my focus is clear and my perspective is right, I don't see why it would be haunting. Hopefully.Anyway, over the past couple of years, I have found that most everything that I see on television disgusts...
I have really been enjoying my new ride. The plates still aren't in. I expect them any day now.I made one assumption that I am finding out is incorrect. I automatically assumed that everyone else who drives a Volkswagen Beetle would automatically want to be my friend. Not like "real life friends," but more like, "Oh my word, that girl has the same...