Why do I do these things? Or not do them. Last spring (y'know, TWO seasons ago), I had the great idea to spiff up my daughter's room for her sixth birthday. I bought some cute stuff I knew she would love. Stuff that matched her funky-colors doll house she got last Christmas. Yep. I'm a mom with fabulous ideas. But . . . her birthday … [Read more...]
My Double Standard
Sometimes, I have to remind myself that I'm thirty-eight years old. Because the temptation to pout like a four year old can just be so strong. I mentioned on Monday that our fridge died last week. I was NOT in the mood to shop for a new one, and didn't properly adjust my attitude before I headed to the Second-Hand Fridge Store on Saturday … [Read more...]
Why Does Honesty Always Involve Humility? (At least for me)
I'm over-committed. That could possibly sound noble, while this is most certainly not noble: Especially since the oft-repeated instruction in my e-book is "Do the dishes." I have a mostly-written post that I was going to put up today. It's all about how there is a limit to how much I can handle and how once I go over that limit, … [Read more...]
Authenticity . . . Everywhere
I've been putting this post off forever. At least since I returned from the Women of Faith event I attended. Here's the thing. I wanted to be profound. I wanted to be earth-shattering. I wanted what I wrote to be something that would drop jaws and bring tears. But what I kept coming back to as the thing God wanted from me . . . is so … [Read more...]
What if I Can’t Handle the Truth?
A few months ago, I heard that BookSneeze was accepting applications from bloggers to blog for Women of Faith. I applied, thinking . . . . "Y'know, I really should explore the spiritual aspects of this slob-thing, and this might be a good way to start doing that." I never heard from them, and assumed that I had been rejected. And perhaps . . … [Read more...]
Hearing a Strange Voice
During a conversation regarding whether the Chinese umbrellas that were used for VBS decorations should be saved or included with the things passed on to another church, a strange voice said: “Can you think of ANY specific reason that you might need them? No? Get rid of them!” After seeing that my mother has new deck chairs and finding the … [Read more...]
Curing My Writer’s Block – By Cleaning
I started this blog as an accountability/keep-myself-focused-on-my-house thing. In general, it works. It's hard to justify writing about cleaning when your house isn't clean. Hard, but not impossible. This week is our church's Vacation Bible School. It's a crazy week, but the kids absolutely love it. They're so excited that I'm acting … [Read more...]
Five years ago . . .
I wasn't going to write a post today. I've was gone from 7:29 this morning until 8:30 tonight except for about 30 minutes of comment-checking, red-lipstick-painting, and costume-gathering. But then, I saw that my friend Mary, over at Giving Up on Perfect was participating in a 5 minute writing challenge at the Gypsy Mama, and I thought it … [Read more...]
Just So There’s No Misunderstanding . . . I Do NOT Like Being a Slob
Ugh.This slob-problem gets me so unbelievably frustrated sometimes.Here on the blog, I've decided to face the problem head-on. Calling myself a slob, admitting when lame excuses are . . . . well . . . lame, being totally honest with myself about how my brain does and doesn't function. But even though I have accepted that I am a slob, and am … [Read more...]