Tag: God
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I’m Just Not That Pedicurious
I get kidded a lot about the shoes I wear. I’ve never been one who has a love for shoes–even though I birthed a few with shoe fetishes. I’ve always been more comfortable with, well, being comfortable. My shoes of choice are typically well-worn tennis shoes or soccer flops. Living in Florida, where wet happens…
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Hopping HOA Hurdles
We got a certified letter the other day. I cringed. It wasn’t a life or death issue. I knew who it was from. Hence the cringing. It was from our HOA. At varying times, hearing from them strikes concern or annoyance in my inner being. This is obviously not a first time occasion. Long ago I…
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Color Me Crazy
Our youngest, Debbie, just left for Puerto Rico and her second year of ministering to athletes. She’s thrilled to be going back. I miss her already. There’s an adrenalin rush with anticipated independence and living in a place your family’s never lived or visited. She’s going back seasoned, having lived and worked there for a…
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When My Think Thwarts My Truth
My brain is bothered. Maybe it’s my heart. Possibly not bothered. Weary. Not that this is unusual. Much of that bothersome weariness comes from unimportant things. I don’t usually choose to focus on the non-essentials. Quite the contrary. There are many serious things in my life that need my attention. Those are the things that push…
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Confessions Of A Snarky Squabbler
I wasn’t ready for her to visit. I didn’t want her to visit. She came anyway. Unannounced. Unwanted. Unyielding in her presence. Snarky Dayle entered the building. There are days when I find that my worst nightmare is happening. And it turns out to be me. Those are the days I’d love to…
Tip of My Iceberg 