How can Thanksgiving be here already? Honestly. I’m not prepared. I haven’t even bought a turkey yet. I haven’t planned a menu, or thought about who will bring what to our family dinner. And I haven’t made a “thankful” list, either. Yes, I know. Shame on me, especially considering how much I have to be […]

I had the best time standing in line to vote the other day. Which is strange, considering I went to the wrong location and waited in line for an hour, only to be sent to another location. Apparently, I’d been re-zoned, and nobody remembered to tell me. Or if they did tell me, I wasn’t […]

I am reorganizing my office space. Correction: I am organizing my office space. Something can’t be re-organized unless it’s been organized to begin with. And since I’m not like all of you perfectly left-brained, linear thinkers out there who have a place for everything and everything in its place, I’ve decided to get some help. […]

I am smart. Really, I am. I made good grades in school, and I know how to do all sorts of interesting and useless things. I even made good grades in math, although where all that information went, I don’t know. Probably lost with the remote control and the left sock to every pair I […]

I am a brave woman. Truly, I am. There aren’t many things that frighten me. I mean, if you don’t count mice and snakes, and a few other creepy-crawly critters, I’m not scared of much. Well, except for tornadoes and really tight spaces. And dressing room mirrors during swimsuit season. But other than those things, […]

So there I was, trying to be all humble and servant-like, because that’s what we Christians do, right? I had decided to clean the house top to bottom with a smile on my face and a song in my heart, despite the fact that I’ve hardly been around lately and none of the mess was […]

This is a public service announcement. I, Renae Brumbaugh, have been chosen to serve on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team. I am letting you, my dear readers, know this information in advance so you can start lining up for autographs. You may want to purchase camping gear, so you can sleep outside in the line […]

Today is one of the rare occasions in my life that I can recall being speechless. Totally, unequivocally speechless. Oh, I can type words here on my screen, but I really have nothing to say. What can I possibly say, after all, when one week ago, a group of Batman-loving movie fans settled in with […]

I stay in trouble. Honestly. Even when I try to be good. Even when I’m perfectly innocent, I find myself in trouble. Several weeks ago, I was driving my dad to his doctor’s appointment when his blood sugar dropped. I was being very careful to drive within the speed limit, while still trying to hurry. […]

One day this week, my son burst into my bedroom without knocking, slamming the door in his wake, eyes wide with panic. “Mom! You’ve gotta call now! They’re gonna take it away!” After breathing a sigh of relief that I was fully decent, I began to panic, too. “Take what away? Who?” I sprung from […]