So, this past Friday, my husband came through with a great date idea & accompanying tickets for a local dance concert. I was delighted. The dress code was “best dressed,” and, while I wish I had a gorgeous formal I could don for the evening (beside my wedding dress, of course), I put on my [...]

Recently, I was driving through a difficult storm. The person I was driving with asked me whether I look into the lights of the oncoming vehicles as they come near me or if I focus on the path in front of me. I found this a somewhat funny question as I continued to drive as [...]

Do you have visions of Dana Carvey & Mike Myers decked out in their Wayne’s World garb bowing down to Alice Cooper? Well, let go of that image for a moment to think about that phrase & feeling…. We, as women, are amazing creatures. We keep up with schedules, homes, friends, children, husbands, parents, siblings, [...]

I am a firm believer in Time Out. I think that it is a great idea to spend time with yourself, reflecting on what is happening all around you. This works best with older children. Because… The Time Out I am speaking about is Mama’s Time Out. Karin’s blog gave some pointers for Relaxing as [...]

So, in response to my last week’s blog, Jill asked for some suggestions for relaxing as a mother.  As mothers, we find many moments of stress intermingled with somewhat calmer times.  This week, I found myself thinking of this topic as I went through my days, and here are some practical suggestions that have helped me feel [...]

Dear Everyone, I have not posted an entry in a RIDICULOUSLY long time. Sorry. Like, I’ve gone awhile without posting before, but I think this is a new record. And the dwelling upon my blog-related unreliability–because there has been much self guilt-tripping before this, trust me–stops…now.  See, my mom has always had this “rule,” which [...]

One of the things I love about being a mother is to have my children or grandchildren call me just to say, “I was reading this story (or scripture or poem…) and I thought of you.” This morning, a daughter called to share a story. She gave me the name of the story and the [...]

So, Happy Monday!  You often read what I have to say…and now, it’s your turn!  What do you have to say?  I hope you will comment here, email me, or message me on Facebook with what you are thinking about and what you would like to hear more about this year.  I am interested in [...]

There is a scene in the movie The Way We Were where two of the characters are talking about the best year of their lives. They start with college and then one of the characters (played by Robert Redford) counts forward, each year being chosen as the best year. I have listened to many people [...]

I could hear Gene Wilder recently, over the din of our household, singing the following invitation: “Come with me, and you’ll see into a world of pure imagination….” I thought about when the last time I used my imagination…(now, that was an inadvertent suggestion for you to answer that same question, namely, when is the [...]