I love puzzles, and not just the mysteries-treasure hunt-seeking for answers type. I like the jigsaw kind too. A few years ago, I started putting one out during Thanksgiving day and while dinner cooks, various members of the family will sit down and work on it here and there. My oldest daughter is the soldier [...]
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The Big Picture
Posted in Thoughts, tagged challenges, life, puzzles, truth on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Deep thoughts from the shallow end
Posted in Thoughts on August 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Right out of the gate there are 2 things I should tell you about myself.
First, I love to take things apart and put them back together. Seriously.
When I want to understand something or how it works on the deepest level, I dismantle it-especially when I have nothing to lose and much to gain by doing [...]
Serendipity Day!
Posted in Thoughts on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After months of muttering under my breath long into the night, and then repenting the next day for being a mutterer against things I cannot change (God hath not granted me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…yet…but I’m expecting the 2×4 aaaaaaaaaaany day now) the Universe aligned with my frenzied orbit and [...]
Catalytic Conversions
Posted in Thoughts on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This post has been coming for a long time, and there are a million words and thoughts swirling around in my head about it, so forgive me if it wanders, or if it ends up becoming an epic.
Part I-A personal glimpse into what will soon become a (hopefully) clever…or at least useful analogy-
I love classic [...]
Don’t pet the peeve!
Posted in Thoughts on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We all have things that bug us; some have a few, some have a lot. God invented drugs for those in the latter category…bless Him. Mine vary by category and depth but when I became an adult, a couple rose to the top and have valiantly defended their status.
One of them is stupid people. By [...]
I do all my own stunts
Posted in Thoughts on May 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Yea verily, I am a fallen woman. And great was the fall thereof.
We recently bought a new house and are in the process of finishing off the basement to include two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a family room along with several storage closets and a “cold room” which is a standard feature in our area. [...]
Happy Mother’s Day
Posted in Thoughts on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I sent a letter to some of my greatest friends to honor them for not only being fantastic mom’s, but to thank them for the endless ways they have blessed and influenced my own mothering career. I liked it so much, I wanted to post it here.
May 11, 2008
Today was Mother’s Day. [...]
Part II-That burning in your bosom might be indigestion…
Posted in Thoughts on April 5, 2008 | 6 Comments »
To continue my thoughts from earlier-
One night a few months ago, the hubby and I either could not find anything “good” on any of the 800 satellite channels we pay for monthly or just could not find the remote and ended up being sucked into an episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. If [...]
He who hath ears to hear…
Posted in Thoughts on April 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Ok…here’s the scoop.
Hubby’s career involves internet security, and he contracts for a company on the side and does security scans for some of their clients. Two days ago he was doing an update scan for one of their regular accounts, a popular and successful bank. Hubby as become good friends with one of the VP’s [...]
The abomination of pontification
Posted in Thoughts on March 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It is a commonly accepted fact that witnessing a yawn can induce one in the observer, in much the same way a brown tweed jacket and a monotone voice in a hot college lecture hall can. Years of observation compel me to asseverate that participants in unambiguous assemblages can effectuate similar reactionary responses from onlookers.
*yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn*
In [...]
