One very vivid childhood memory of mine includes my mother and the movie E.T. I remember making fun of my mom for how she would ALWAYS cry every.single.time we watched our recorded-from-tv-VHS-tape (you know what I’m talking about!). The phrase “E.T. phone home” is evidently gut wrenching. I never understood it. Not only did I not [...]
I recently read through some drafts I have saved on here. For some reason, I never published this. Re-reading it I am reminded about how easy it is to get intrenched in our own world and miss what’s going on around us. I pray that I may always be aware of the needs of my [...]
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I know that I’m an adult. I know I have a real job, insurance, bills. I know I make my own decisions about where I go on vacation, and what I do with my time. But most days, I don’t feel like an adult. This is strange though, because I don’t feel like a kid, but I [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve got some big ideas about where this blog might go in the future, so stay posted. In the mean time, here are a few random things I’ve learned recently. 1. Before leaving for any vacation it is always worth it to clean out the fridge. Even if [...]
As a part of my efforts to live less expensively I am determined to eat healthfully for less. Part of this has equated to using more of my provided meal plan. Another part of it is a larger life lesson- making food that can be remade into something different. Case in point- Fajita Soup Here’s [...]
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My Friend Kristine recently posted maps on her blog of the states she and her husband, Cliff, have visited. I stole this idea. Here’s my map: visited 35 states (70%)Create your own visited map of The United States Seeing this visual makes me want to take some vacations to knock the rest off. Maybe first [...]
When I was in college I dabbled a bit in selling Avon mainly because I enjoyed the products Avon offers. After months of spending more than I sold I decided to call it quits. However, I am now a much more mature, disciplined individual. Right? After a bit of thought I’ve signed up to sell [...]
I have heard it said that there is a first time for everything. There have been a lot of firsts around here lately! While it is not really a first, a couple of weeks ago I the chance to drive to Fort Worth to see my favorite author, Donald Miller. You may remember my previous [...]
With the transition to a new blog, I have a lot to learn. WordPress is much more powerful, but also more complicated than Blogger. I’ll figure it out eventually, just taking it one step at a time. One step I recently took was learning that my site had comments blocked unless you were registered with [...]
As it turns out, death is certainly a process. Practically and philosophically speaking. In true blogger form- here are the things I’ve learned (all serious, some intended to be funny, so it’s ok to laugh): Funerals are expensive. Probably unnecessarily so. But who’s going to question the prices or shop around at a time like [...]