“God is there with me.  And He doesn’t say He’s tired tonight, He doesn’t turn over and go to sleep.  I can keep talking all night long.” – Joan Hunter, Healing the Hurt

For five months now, I’ve put my key in the post office box, turned it to the left and silently hoped for a particular letter to be waiting inside. It arrived today.  And I cried before I could even get the envelope open. – — – { “We live by faith, not by sight.” 2 [...]

1. How late did you stay up last night? 12:45-ish 2. Do you prefer someone taller or shorter than you? Doesn’t matter to me. Really! I honestly have NO preferences when it comes to physical appearances in somebody I’m dating. Well, other than the fact that I hope he doesn’t wear v-neck shirts. I’m sorry, [...]

Silly me! In all my haste to tell you about the trip to the alterations place, I forgot to tell you what we actually ended up doing with the dress. It turns out that my Friendly Alterations Specialist felt confident she could split a seam on the back of the dress, add a little extra [...]

Early this morning I found out that one of my college girls had been taken to a local hospital for surgery.  By the time I was able to get to the hospital, she had been brought back to the room and was fast asleep.  She has no family nearby, but her boyfriend had been there [...]

With Katie’s wedding so soon, I knew I had to make a decision on what to do with The Little Black Bridesmaid Dress hanging in my closet. If you’ll remember, I made it a goal to lose enough weight to fit in the dress. While I have made (some) progress in losing weight, it hasn’t [...]

Earlier today, the science building at my alma mater was demolished while a crowd watched from a nearby parking lot.  I happened to drive by when it began and saw that the crowd was pretty large; a lot of people had interest in seeing the first iron ball hit the side of the building. About [...]

I’ve got a bunch of things that I’ve been meaning to answer from your comments and emails, so let’s throw them all into one lovely list-filled post! 1. I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about where I buy the personalized gifts (like stationary, bags, clothing, etc.) that I like to give as gifts. [...]

God and I had a bit of a tough afternoon together, and I’m ashamed to tell you it was most definitely my fault.  By early evening, I was determined to end the day on a better note, so I spent my entire evening — from 6 p.m. until now, a little after midnight, with Him. [...]

This past weekend was the final celebration before Katie’s wedding, which is in a little less than three weeks. Since most of us were driving in from other states to be there, we decided to pack the lingerie shower and bachelorette party into one 24 hour span. I packed the car on Saturday morning and, [...]