Sometimes, it is really hard for me to look in the mirror and feel beautiful. I look and see the wrong weight, the puffy eyes or the blemishes or whatever else it is that detracts from my definition of attractive. Strangely, though, these are not things that I look for […]
People who know my husband and me often comment on how different we are and how they never would have pictured us together. While I am outgoing, optimistic, and, dare I say, effervescent, my dear husband is very much an introvert and tends to be more calm and serious. I […]
I’ve always had a fascination with the pioneers and the late 1800s. Perhaps it was from growing up in California and the camping trips we took all over the Southwest. The Indians (as we called them when I was younger) fascinated me as well. Western fiction, both in books and […]
I had never dreamed that I would move so far away from my family and friends yet I found myself in our car following the moving truck my husband was driving headed for our new home, sixteen or so hours away from the world I had always known. Don’t get […]
“You don’t have enough faith.” “If you had enough faith, then God would heal you.” I hurt as I heard the words my Aunt Sally’s “friends” and fellow churchgoers had spoken to her related to the cancer that was eating away at her body. As if she could manufacture the […]
Over the years, I have had a lot of fun creating concoctions for my skin, and in the process have learned some important lessons. Like making sure the lid of the blender is on well before turning it on. Yeah, my hardwood floor got waxed with beeswax and something herbal […]
I have worked in a male-dominated industry for the past couple of decades. It has always been a little obvious at the office but attending conferences made it abundantly clear that I was in the minority. I can remember one where there were a few thousand attendees, and I could […]
Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water every where, Nor any drop to drink Thus cries the sailor in “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Water that consists simply of two hydrogen atoms and one of oxygen is life giving. But add […]
Have you ever ridden a bus in a foreign country? When my husband and I got married, we were young and poor as church mice. (We actually were church mice!) We had reservations just outside of Ensenada, Mexico, for our honeymoon. My parents had taken off on a trip of their […]
Watermelon. The search term returns lots of results talking about the numerous health benefits. Depending on which link you believe, there are 9 or 13 of these benefits. If you modify your search and look for watermelon recipes, a slew of sites and articles pop up, including one for watermelon cupcakes. […]