This is a re-post from May 2011, the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Tomorrow can range in several scenarios. I remember as a kid riding down a country road seeing a woman pushing a lawnmower. She looked hot and tired and what I remember the most was who was watching—a man I guessed to be her…
My name means youthful and I loved when I was mistaken for being much younger than I really was. The first time I was called ma’am, I blamed the other person in my mind because certainly, I was too young for such a title. Well, my birthday is coming up and I’m over 40. I…
My husband learned pretty fast that if he truly was content having me as a wife who works from home, the last thing he better say in public or private is that I stay home all day eating bon bons. I’m a peacemaker (or long to be) and I think no matter what a women…
It’s Saturday, my day to let the words fly double barrel in hopes you can relate and be encouraged. I’m a visual person and lately, I keep seeing a dollar store item to explain how I feel. I’m not Wonder Woman. I…
It’s good to be back Saturdays blogging about my week. It’s Character Confession time, and I got a real eye opener last week. So did a lot of women who decided to fend for themselves. I was on a cruise ship for the first time in 16 years. We had an entire day on sea…
Finally, the weekend. I think this week went on forever. Sure felt like it. Here’s my Character Confession for the week. I think my confession is why the week felt so long. I’m 41 and there are days I’m absolutely consumed by hopelessness. Sometimes it’s hormonal. Sometimes it’s by my own choice and the consequences….