The Words on my Desk

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis – The best book I’ve read in a long time. It has totally rocked my faith and honestly saved me from a bout of bitterness at the present circumstances of life. With God in Russia by Walter J. Ciszek, S.J. – The fascinating true story of Father Ziszek who […]

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Join me at The MOB Society

Crickets. That’s what I served my oldest and his motley crue of buddies at his 9th birthday party. Crickets. C-R-I-C-K-E-T-S! Now before I move forward with this story, I must tell you I have a history with crickets. It’s not happy, my cricket story. It involves a college-age me in 1999 when the plague of […]

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The Peace and Comfort of Art Created

I am deep in the trenches of editing my book, which is more overwhelming than it sounds. As I read through it a second time, this time with the words of those who have read and offered constructive criticism, I find myself swallowed in the process. It is equally daunting and peaceful. In the background, […]

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Playing Hooky

Today, this girl and I are blowing off school and heading to Busch Gardens. We could have done this after school, or on Saturday, but there’s something about skipping school to have a fun day with Mom that’s extra special. Sometimes playing hooky is the right thing to do. Sometimes they need you all to […]

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The One Where I Channel My Inner Nester

My friend Myquilin (better known as The Nester) is my Interior Design guru. I read her website and sigh at how beautiful and serene and lovely her house is, then usually look at my house, shrug my shoulders and assume I will never be able to pull off anything pretty or serene. But something has […]

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IT’S A BALL! A GAME WITH A BALL!!!

He wakes up every morning with one thing on his mind: When can I play/watch/talk about baseball? It is his life passion and I know without a shadow of a doubt that this kid was created to play sports. As a sidenote, I also think he was created to be a Florida boy because he […]

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Where the Present Touches Eternity

    “We (the demons) want [man] to be in the maximum uncertainty, so that his mind will be filled with contradictory pictures of the future, every one of which arouses hope or fear. There is nothing like suspense and anxiety for barricading a himan’s mind against [God]. He want men to ce concentrated with […]

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Progress

  What are you up to this week?

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Friday Links

We’re making progress in the Great Paint Project of 2013. The colors are spectacular and when it’s all said and done I’m going to love it. Just trying to keep my eyes on the prize because sweet mercy I do not enjoy the process of painting. Anyway, while I continue to slave away, here are […]

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We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Blogging

Don’t mind me. I’m just covered in paint. Seriously. I can’t paint without getting it in my hair, on my legs and on a good day somewhere on my face. This is a big job. I did not consider the ramifications of repainting half my house before beginning. Actually, that’s not totally true. Deep down […]

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