I'm turning 44 on 9/11 and I'm reflecting on the things that I'm thankful for...... Life - my Mom's OBGYN told her he could just scrape me out of her womb and "take care of" me after my Mom expressed her shock and disappointment in her pregnancy. But God.......led my Mom into a conversation with her Pastor who talked her through this decision. As she answered his questions ... Read More »
weird
How I found myself in the middle of a live Frat party this week.
My sweet Christian friend who is sharing her story of redemption and freedom from drug addiction started sharing her story through a variety of social media platforms. One of which is Periscope. I wasn't familiar with this app so I was playing around with it trying to figure out how to follow and watch her daily 2pm coffee chats. Well somehow - I swear I don't know how ... Read More »
Meditation doesn’t have to be weird
Yes, that is my daughter and she's such a poser. Occasionally she whips out a meditation pose complete with a mesmerizing "Ahhhmmmmmmm" for pure entertainment. I admit that it gets a laugh of out me just about every time. We can thank big brother's influence for this trick. I was shopping at ... Read More »
“Adorable Walker” said nobody ever…. until now!
Before: After And let's not forget about the potty chair. Oh my word, I just noticed the stain under the potty chair and it looks like somebody "missed" HA! but I swear that stain has been on the floor since we bought the house - it is so not what it looks like. Bahaha!!!! I know you think you have the greatest sister in the world but it's actually me that has the ... Read More »
This is the story of how karma bit me
So back in good ole college days I was in a prayer group every year with different students. Every year we'd introduce ourselves and tell one thing we would like the group to pray about. Every year I'd wig my classmates out by saying something to this degree: Hi my name is Melody. When I was young I broke my leg. We were poor and had money for the surgery or the metal rod they ... Read More »
April Fool’s 2015 in our household
And I thought April Fool's Day was going to be a total bust this year! Sophie and I have been sick all week with the flu I think? - didn't even think you were allowed to get the flu in the Spring but apparently it's perfectly legal because we've had it since Saturday. When I realized it was April Fool's and I had no energy to be pulling a prank I was so sad. Like seriously sad ... Read More »
A new kind of Spring blooms you will just love!
This is my idea of the perfect set of blooms because you don't have to remember to water them and they stay yellow year round. Heck you can even snag a cup of water on a rainy day without having to go back inside. For real, how red neck can you get? Our son put these out for some air soft target shooting this week. I thought it was pretty clever. And tacky. They will probably ... Read More »
Embrace the strangeness!
Okay, you do not need to agree or leave any sassy comments but I'm realizing and owning that we are a strange family. Really, we are. A few examples might include and I wish were limited to the following..... In our family we're just sick enough to occassionally turn the iconic red "you're special" plate into a weapon. If you're an adult and you get the red plate at your place ... Read More »