How to Plan a Road Trip
Step 1: Determine the length of your trip. How many days will you have? Do you have a week? Two weeks? Consider whatever length of […]
You Won't Want This Hard Thing Back
To those of you going through a really hard time, maybe parenting, or caring for an aging parent, or being single and wishing you weren’t, […]
Letter to My American Honey
Free as a weed Couldn’t wait to get goin’ But wasn’t quite ready to leave. “American Honey” by Lady Antebellum Letter to my American Honey, […]
Surviving the Natural Disaster Known as Parenting
Everyone has heard stories of people who have fallen in love after surviving a traumatic ordeal together. These romantic dramas make for great books and […]
A Brother is Born for Adversity
A Friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity. – Proverbs 17:17 A man of many companions may come to ruin, […]
Borrowing Trouble From Yesterday
Proverbs 17: 21,22 21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy. 22 A joyful heart is good medicine, […]
Living the Dream
Sometimes when I write about my life being a mess, I include #livingthedream or something similar. I enjoy making light of the hard times, but […]
After the Fire: A Family History
On December 16, 1956, an arsonist set fire to several churches in Trenton, New Jersey, including the 3rd oldest United Methodist Church in North America. […]
Super Sulky Super Bowl Party
Me in response to my siblings telling me what Mom wanted to eat for the Super Bowl: She will be getting a small hoagie, a […]
Harbinger of Doom
Me: I just spoke with the lung doctor – I have a prognosis. Sharon: Guess we all will be chatting later today then? Me: […]