It’s been a fun couple of weeks around here with a new puppy, although, my hands look like they’ve been mutilated by a miniature vampire, all those puppy bites! The puppy, who might have a name soon, after almost 20 days without a name (other than Puppy) is causing the grumpy old dog to exercise…
I really don’t think there’s anything else in the world that can make a bad day better – or even a good day better – than letting puppies crawl all over you! Tails wagging, licking your face with that oddly skunky but wonderful puppy breath, tugging at shoe laces or pants legs, snuggling up under…
Any long-distance plane trip seems to have free seat-back entertainment anymore, but I prefer to spend long flights taking advantage of unadulterated reading time. Case in point, last week I finished two books, a rarity for me these days. One of the books, Coming Clean: A Story of Faith, by Seth Haines, is normally something…
Last week my husband took me to San Diego so I could be with him while he was on a business trip. I love doing that, except I always feel bad that I get to “play” while he has to work! This trip turned out to be a little less intensive for him than…
I watch a show called Off Camera with Sam Jones. Sam Jones is a prominent photographer who has taken portraits of many notable people, including President Obama, George Clooney, and more. He’s also directed commercials and through his conversations on photo shoots with his subjects, came up with the idea for the show and companion magazine.…
I’ve run a couple marathons. Done some triathlons. Sat silently next to friends whose spouses passed away way too early. I’ve been up all night night-after-night with sick kids, put beloved animals to sleep, stayed behind to sell houses when my husband’s job transferred him to other states, and sat in hospital waiting rooms while biding time for…
We’ve all been there. You might still be there. Today. This minute. I am. You’re hoping for something, but you can’t even begin to comprehend how it will ever come to fruition. You want to have hope. You need to have hope. Hope itself is something that almost needs to be inherent if you’re in the lowest point…
My gosh. Not a democracy, but a republic (that’s a pet peeve of mine) can be a very very messy thing, even if the passing of power is peaceful. Regardless of who you voted for, my wish is that we would start focusing more on what we agree on instead of what we don’t! We…
Happy New Year!!! Well, with a new year, I aim once again to blog more. I probably could’ve posted a whole bunch of these Monday posts if only I’d actually taken the time to post them; I have tons of links I’ve sent to myself but I’m wary of only doing these link posts. I…
A few years ago, a family that we spent a lot of time with through homeschooling had to move out of state. They were pretty well entrenched in the community, their church, and the list of people that were sad to see them go was long. But no one was as sad to see them…
Lately, I’ve been letting my creative juices flow in other areas besides my blog. I’ve made a few small decorating changes to my home, although, they weren’t quick by any measure, worked on a painting of my dogs, done a little sewing here and there, and spent some long overdue time organizing our Europe pictures…
That’s my buddy in the picture above. Since my dog Ginger died about a year and a half ago, this one – although technically my daughter’s dog, but we all know how that is! – sticks to me like glue. When Ginger was alive, I was most definitely her alpha dog, and by virtue of…
This past Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of 9-11, and to me, it still seems like yesterday I was watching that horrible day unfold on every single TV channel. I think we could all agree that the world has changed since then, but especially since we were kids. If I wasn’t in school when I was…
It’s college football season! My favorite season of the year. Well, if we’re talking real seasons, that would be Spring, but otherwise, I could watch college football all day every day. I’m not an LSU fan, or a Boise State fan, but I pay attention to them. Why? I don’t really know. But I do.…
Enjoy the road that you’re on this week! Be blessed & live well! How you think about gold, silver and bronze and what it says about your personality How & why the most iconic image of Rio came to be I just canned a tomato onion jam. Why savory jams are becoming a…
Swallows from my Kitchen Window 