I’m a very old-fashioned girl. My husband comes home from his primary job to turn around and commit his evenings to freelance work, so I try to do the whole June Cleaver thing: make myself look decent, have the house clean, have dinner ready to go on the table, and have his glass of tea poured when he walks in. I (more…)
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Of Zombies and the Walking Dead
A year and a half ago, I developed an insistent pain below my right ribcage. I had a gut feeling the problem was my gallbladder. Sensing it would mean an interruption to my life, I ignored it until I couldn’t. So last Wednesday, the surgeon excised the offending organ.
It was a zombie. It was functioning at 0 percent. Zero. You’d think (more…)
The Man in the Mirror
Most women don’t enjoy looking in the mirror. It’s a necessary evil, something we do with a corrective eye. Tweeze this, cover up that, straighten this, add color to that. If only we had so-and-so’s eyes! If only we had so-and-so’s hair! If only we had so-and-so’s body!
I’m guilty as charged. Born with very distinctive coloring and features, I spent most (more…)
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
It’s good to be back with you after several weeks of nonstop activity. Life has been forging full-speed ahead, with or without me, and it’s been a fun and eventful ride.
With the onset of summer, I entered a new season of life that has brought many changes – some physical, some psychological, some a medley through whose ingredients I’ve yet to (more…)
Technically Perfect
Yesterday I stayed in bed later than usual. I’ve been tired and achy, and I was facing several long days, so I indulged myself. The downside was that I couldn’t get my typical 45-minute to one-hour time of Scripture reading and prayer time in that morning. And with the day that was facing me, my quiet time would have to wait (more…)