Marriage. Very few people (or at least those who put some real thought behind it) enter into a marriage with the intention of making it a few years only to then throw in the towel when things get tough.  I’d venture to guess that most say their “I Do’s” with the romantic idealism of a […]

Hello friends ~ It’s me.  Remember?  The blonde with curly hair?  Writes sometimes?  Got a job and fell off the face of the Earth? So, it’s been a minute (or forty-thousand) since I’ve caught up with you folks.  I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with something to share since my life lately […]

Stop the presses!  Watch out for flying pigs.  Folks in hell might be wearing sweaters right now. Friends, I got a job. A bonafide, pay-me-to-be-there, actually in charge of some stuff, even have a cool badge with my picture on it, job. Last week, in a whirlwind of life-changing activity, I was offered, accepted and […]

Every once in awhile I come across something that inspires me to look inside myself and reevaluate. As someone who is perpetually interested in growing my character (and apparently my waistline but THAT’S a different blog post) I subscribe to the belief that we are people in motion.  There is always time enough to become […]

  Unbelievable. Do you realize it was approximately forty-five minutes ago when I held her for the very first time?  A tiny little bundle in a warm hospital blanket, her squishy little face peeking out at me from one barely opened eye, straining at the brilliance of her new environment while her tiny little fingers […]