So here I sit, on an icepack.  Writing about something completely frivolous. The Mom Suit. You know the one. That bathing suit with the skirt and modest top. There was a time, back in my mid twenties the sight of anyone rocking a Mom Suit would make me feel pure pity.  “Why is she wearing that thing? Bless her [...]

I have fractured my tail bone or coccyx for you scientific types.  It happened, as most accidents do, while I was focused on being careful not to get hurt.  Although things could have been worse, I am just not myself. 
While recuperating this past weekend I have come to the conclusion that I need a little rest. So [...]

All of the following are true stories of hair stylist nightmares I have endured.  Names have been changed, bad behavior has not. 
Alias:  Generous Gina
Age:   mid twenties
Gina was a promising hairstylist.  She was young, hip and did a fabulous job on my hair.  Gina had “connections”.  She knew famous people and traveled in circles that a thirty something stay at home [...]

1. You’ve put on weight, haven’t you!   This one came from a woman I hadn’t seen in a while. I was actually trying to remember why I didn’t like her, when she let this one fly.  Ah, yes. I remember now.
In general, observation statements that include the words fat, bald, short or aging rapidly should be [...]

Are you a dreamer? A Pollyanna kind of person that sees the good in everything?  The goodness in everyone? Are other people annoyed because you are joyful? Confident in the love of your Savior.
Fabulous!
God’s Kingdom is the perfect place for you.  The perfect fit for those who want to know love and be loved. A haven for the hopeful, [...]

Are you a swimmer or water treader?
Water treaders like to feel safe. More than anything else in the whole wide world.  So they make up rules for others to follow.  Which keeps them extra safe. They like to spend time arguing.  Monitoring anyone who doesn’t adhere to status quo. Some even have badges on their lapels that say ”This is how we have always [...]

My blog buddy Angie Burns sent me a CD she put together of positive work out songs. (Isn’t she the greatest?) This sent my mind bumping down the road of what songs I would recommend.  Here are a few a my daily essentials. 
Kiss by Prince.  The Purple One never gets old.  Don’t have to be rich or cool.  Just not talk dirty and act [...]

Baby #1. For the first two weeks of my oldest sons’ life we ate all meals in the bathroom. Standing up. Shoveling food in like refugees.
Why? Because I couldn’t stand to eat in front of him.  I was certain that the wafting scent of Kentucky Fried Chicken would make him cry. Longing for something he could [...]