Backstory: Three weeks ago after church you could grab a paper “kid” from the board in the foyer to take home. Each “kid” had a real name and address of one of the children about to have his/her First Communion. Instructions were to pray for this child and his/her family and possibly send a card to him/her
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Forget the Wife, Everyone Needs An Alice
Many of you know that I watch Big Love. For those of you clueless of the show’s premise – it’s a drama about polygamy. I can’t tell you how many actual conversations I’ve had with different moms that somehow end up with one of us saying, “If only I had a wife”. And it doesn’t matter
At That Point I Wanted to Crawl into My Cart, Hide Behind the Diapers and Apologize, But Chose to Just Dash Away
Perspective. That word keeps coming up in my world lately. Although I try to be open-minded and not so self-centered in the bubble of my world, I will admit that I often lose perspective in some areas of my day-to-day life. And so, God threw me into the following situation for a lesson on perspective.
Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won’t you be my…Facebook Friend?
Wow. If only Facebook Friend-ing was as sweet and nice as Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Can’t you hear the rest of the song…Won’t you please, Won’t you please? Please won’t you be my…Neighbor Facebook Friend? Hot topics never cease to amaze me and in the new world of social media…next up = Facebook “friends” – accept
Tricia’s Time-Out Trip
I have a lot of great topics running around in my head, but have to wait until I return home to sort out what I’ll throw out there next…I’ve just been plain lazy lately…and my brain can’t think. Could be the Malbec… You see, these past couple of days have definitely been a time-out for
Return of Nutmeg, Part 2
Yikes! I definitely hit a few nerves with my Nutmeg post. I did receive a few comments on the blog post itself, but I also got some personal emails and voicemails and took part in some very interesting conversations about my dear friend and her current situation. All of it is quite amusing to me. And
Talking at You, Not with You
A couple of days ago I turned on my cell phone and heard, “You have 26 new messages” and I wasn’t really shocked. Well, a little bit. Twenty-six is quite a bit…probably the most I’ve ever had…but, 15-18 is normal for me! Yep, normal. See, one of my best friends lives states away. We met while
Will We Survive Sans Interruption?
The following is a real conversation I had with a friend one week ago on Friday morning: Me – So, we’re leaving here around noon and hope to be at the in-laws by dinner. And your plans for the weekend? Her – We’re going tubing tomorrow. Me – Awesome. Who’s watching the baby? Her –
I Spent Yesterday with George and Ryan
So I was at the Cintas Center yesterday for a Leadership Program for work…my department facilitates it. George was there for his movie…working on a scene that was basically of Ryan Gosling in a director’s chair all day (his stand-in wore jeans, not the full suit). George was just in jeans, black long-sleeve and white sneakers.
Enough About Nutmeg…I Get It Now
I had lunch with a good friend yesterday who I’ll call Nutmeg for this post (an inside joke). I’ve only known Nutmeg for a few years, but our kids are similar ages and she lives nearby and is a friend of a friend and we’ve found quite a bit of similarities between us… Nutmeg used
Texting Any Punctuation is an Act of God
Today’s news is filled with Verizon and the iPhone and the fact that Verizon is no longer taking orders for the popular phone and there are many conspiracy theories about the story. There are gadgets everywhere you look. And I love gadgets – why else would I have been super-thrilled to get a document scanner