Saturday Confession: When Your Pet Peeve Comes Back to Teach You a Lesson
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Saturday Confession: When Your Pet Peeve Comes Back to Teach You a Lesson

I try to be flexible. I do. But there are some things that drive me crazy. People in the left lane going 20mph. Movie goers who take forever to open up food bags and then eat with their mouth open. And then there’s the group that veto an idea because “that’s not the way we’ve…

Saturday Confession: If Only I Could Whistle
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Saturday Confession: If Only I Could Whistle

Last week I was talking with my mom and she made a comment that it’s obvious watching my husband that he loves what he does. His work requires long and unpredictable hours, consistent deadlines, and this year, international travel. Yet, the man whistles when he gets up. No lie. He whistles getting ready. He whistles…

Character Confession: I Don’t Know if Fat Floats
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Character Confession: I Don’t Know if Fat Floats

This started out as a reply to The Common Queen, a dear, dear friend who is cleaning it up on the Internet. Her little blog is going places, and once you read her posts, you’ll see why. In writing you need a voice, and Holly’s got it. Besides this great post, which got two THOUSAND…

Saturday Confession: He Knows My Voice
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Saturday Confession: He Knows My Voice

As I’ve shared before, we have a new puppy named Tucker. He’s a Chow/Lab with mostly Lab features and personality. I’m pretty sure he is growing by the minute. Although I was overall pretty anxious about him, he’s turning out to be my furry baby and sidekick. He’s also a good object lesson.    …

Saturday Confession: Like Black Oil Sunflower Seeds
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Saturday Confession: Like Black Oil Sunflower Seeds

There are a few things I do beyond the wife and mom thing. I love to encourage others, especially women. There are times I feel a nudge to invest time in someone by sharing my story and what I learned along the way. Sometimes I do this through Bible studies. Other times, it is custom…

Saturday Confession: I’m in Love, I’m in Love and I Don’t Care Who Knows It!
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Saturday Confession: I’m in Love, I’m in Love and I Don’t Care Who Knows It!

  Sorry to steal your line, Buddy the Elf, but it fits here. I’m in love. But not the kind to get me in trouble with my marriage. Even though it’s not my husband. It’s this guy. No one is more shocked than me. I’m not a big dog person. My sister would even say…