Bringing up Pumpkin Last November I tossed rotting Jack-o-lanterns into an unused garden bed and hoped for the best. I occasionally watered it, I occasionally put some compost in there with it, but I mostly left it alone. This summer I was happy to see huge leaves emerging from the garden bed, and now there […]
The four year old feeling a previous service. Photo credit Sean Elliot I was on a panel the other day and these words found their way out of my mouth: “When I teach Sunday school – ” I was quickly interrupted. “Wait, what!? YOU teach Sunday school?” At first I was confused. Is that weird? […]
So, you know that quote that says: “Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish simply by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Whoever said that was probably NOT a very good tree climber. At any rate, I seem to have […]
Hopefully, this is a message we have already heard. However, there are four recent headlines that make me feel like this is a message that bears repeating. Alleged gang rape, hanging of two girls in India sparks global outrage “If I Can’t Have Them, No One Will” Man goes on killing spree when women reject […]
Well, invitations are ordered and I am in the process of marrying the love of my life (again). My husband/editor and I have decided to live and relationship mindfully – and so getting remarried every 5 years is part of the plan. I explain it here: Tell your friends…
Here are the top six reasons why I, as a 43-year-old, size 12, mother of four, woman with thunder thighs, feel totally justified in rocking a two piece. 1. I Don’t Give a Shit I actually do not exist for your viewing pleasure and your ideas about who should and should not be seen in […]
I was brushing my teeth in my bathroom as Gia Luna (5) watched me from the edge of the tub. Gia Luna: “Mommy, when I grow up will I be as beautiful as you are?” I choked on my toothpaste. I saw her sweet little reflection in the mirror, her face earnest as she waited […]
Yesterday was April Fool’s Day. It is kind of a big deal in my house, mostly because we are a bunch of a$$holes who like to show our love by humiliating each other. I know we are flawed, but we are happy. Well, at least most of us are. My Aspergian husband/editor is mostly just […]
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