For the 11 years, 3 months and 9 days we have lived in this house, we’ve had a problem that is GOING AWAY TOMORROW!!!We have been unable to open any of our windows. They are old and have been painted a hundred thousand times (plus two more times since I’ve owned them) and I’ve actually cracked two of them trying to pry them open. Now, at first...

They say time heals all wounds, but I disagree. I know too many people still hung up on events in the past for that to be true. I think, at least from my own personal experience, what heals the wounds is letting go of wishing things had turned out differently, or just were different, and accepting what is. I believe most of the emotional pain we endure in life is...

I am very blessed to have my very own Ya Ya Sisters. And yes, we even call ourselves that, inspired by the movie. Though we haven’t known each other since childhood like the women in the movie, sometimes it seems like we have. We range in age from mid-20′s to mid-40′s and live in three different timezones, so getting together is done by phone....

When you believe that the best thing to do when life is throwing lemons at you is make lemonade, it’s amazing how thirsty people show up in your life. Yesterday was a tough day, and nothing about what made it tough has improved. But some amazing things have happened that I might not have noticed if I weren’t having such a tough day, and that is too...

Ok, first let me warn you – this is not going to be a warm, fuzzy post. Any of you who have young children, and by young I mean kids who still openly love you and have yet to realize how uncool you really are, may want to skip this post altogether. I don’t want to scare you with what lies ahead, as I’m told we all go through this in some form or...

Look at the picture above and you can see where this guy broke through the guardrail, (right side where the people are standing on the road pointing.) The pick-up was traveling from right to left when it crashed through the guardrail. It flipped end-over-end, across the culvert outlet, and landed right side up on the left side of the culvert, facing the opposite...

It occurs to me that I’ve been blessed to have a whole lotta luv washin’ over me since I posted yesterday. And yeah, I’m worth it, an’ all, but it’s still fairly wondrous to recognize in the moment. Kinda makes your jaw drop if you pay attention. First, I want to send a shout out and a whole lotta luv to Lotus for her help answering my...

I’m enjoying a great trend in my life. Each New Year that comes along is better than the last one. Problems (attitudes) that were so pervasive last year are gone now. I can see the progress I’m making, and I am so grateful (for the progress, and even more that I can see it!) Yes, there are many areas of my life that are not how I’d like them. I...

That’s Prima Donna Daughter there to the left of Santa, cheesin’ for the camera. They’re joined by Mrs. Claus, an Elf and four other reindeer (don’t ask me what happened to the other three reindeer – I couldn’t get a straight answer.) They were “in costume” for one of the songs her class was doing in the assembly...

Just a quick post to let everyone know our power was restored last night at 10:30pm! We have lights and heat! Phone and Internet access will be restored on Wednesday, so I’m still hangin’ out at my favorite Barnes and Noble store ’til then. But that’s ok – they’ve got good coffee here.