Springing Forward
It’s a little past midnight, and I’m dreading the time change that will occur at 2 am. Daylight Saving Time (DST) gives us more sunlight during the day, which is a good thing during...
Category: Daily Life
Is Sleeping Late Smart?
It’s Friday night, and it’s been an exhausting week. I have Praise Team practice tomorrow at 1 pm, but that won’t stop me from sleeping late. It’s my one indulgence after a week that...
Sleepwalking Fail
A funny thing happens when Joss (one of my dogs) goes to sleep. He’ll be sitting beside me peacefully when all of a sudden his mouth and body will begin twitching. Moments later, I’ll...
Eat for a Cause
Heidi McGrew will be running her first half marathon in May. As part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Team in Training” program, she’s raising funds to help find a cure for blood cancers...
Need God? Leave a Message.
Remember that old song, “Jesus on the main line, tell Him what you want?” Well, now if you need Him you can simply leave a message. According to an article on Yahoo.com, God has...
A Perfect Storm
There’s no other way to describe my day except “the perfect storm.” This phrase from the 1997 book that holds the same name refers to the simultaneous occurrence of weather events which, taken individually,...
And Now…The Rest of the Story
When I was a young girl, my father would read to my sister and I before tucking us into bed. We’d gather together each night, eager to hear the next story. Sometimes it was...
Go Ahead, Doodle
Have you ever found yourself mindlessly doodling while sitting in a boring meeting or class? I do — a lot. I always thought it was just a tactic to keep my mind busy, plus...
Fourteen
The number 14 is: …the number of years you have to be married to celebrate an “ivory” wedding anniversary …the number of nights in a fortnight …the number of pounds in a British stone,...
