Tag: faith
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Color Me One
Color makes me happy. I’ve gravitated to bright colors all my life. Where Mom loved avocado green for most of her days (she graduated to purple in her last years), I’ve always enjoyed the deep jewel tones of red, blue, and green–and anything bright and cheery. The very first piece of clothing I bought…
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When The Spotlight Is On
Two very different productions in three days, with two very different grands who expressed their talent in two vastly different roles. I couldn’t have been more proud of them both. Nine-year-old Isley had her first taste of true theater as she played a newsie, kids who sold newspapers on the streets, in the musical “The…
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Is It Madness If So Many People Are Doing It?
March Madness has begun. I’ve become a college basketball widow. Four weeks of listening to a game that isn’t my favorite. It’s a short court with so many really tall guys, stopping and starting, leaping and throwing. Give me soccer any day. I’ve great friends–men and women both–who are filling out brackets with their picks…
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The Day The Jammies Did Me In
“They’re where?” “China!” “Did you order them from overseas?” “Not unless you count Ohio as overseas.” We’ve got a semi-tradition of having matching pajamas to wear Christmas morning when the kids are in town to celebrate. It’s only semi because we’ve done it just one year. Not everyone was here this year. This had…
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It’s Not A Hill To Die On
I so wanted them to be the bad guys. Then I’d have someone to rail against, an entity to receive the focus of my anger and frustration. I can’t lay all the blame at the feet of our HOA. Our house needs painting. Badly. It’s been more years than we should have allowed, but with…