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 […]

I am an intelligent woman. Really, I am. I graduated with honors from an impressive high school. I graduated from college with a double major in Elementary Education and English, and a minor in Music. I’m smart, I tell you. So could someone please explain to me why I am so dumb when it comes […]

Popular atheist blogger Leah Libresco rocked the atheist community last week when she announced she’d taken the plunge and converted to Christianity. She made the announcement Tuesday on her blog, six weeks after her decision. Libresco felt she needed some time to settle into her faith before she shared with the public. To avoid conflict […]

I have a great dad. During my growing up years, he did everything that good dads are supposed to do and then some. He provided for our family. He protected us. He teased me and tickled me and threw me high into the air and caught me. He pushed me on the swing, and carried […]

Lately I’ve developed the annoying habit of losing things, and it takes me a while to find them again. I think it might have something to do with old age, or being distracted, or being a scatterbrain in general, but whatever the reason, I don’t like it. Not one bit. But there’s one thing I’ve […]

I am depressed. I mean, seriously depressed. You see, I recently had my first taste of genuine, pampered luxury. Our family went on a cruise, and it was five days and nights of pure bliss. Let me elaborate. There were people who cleaned my room for me. Not once, but twice a day! Before bed […]

We recently acquired a new member of the family. Despite my protests—we already had two dogs, after all—the big boy and the little boy showed up one day with the most beautiful chocolate lab puppy I’ve ever seen. Of course my heart melted. That was their plan. So now, I have a small horse living […]

I am a well-rounded athlete. Except I’m round in all the wrong places, because I’m not very athletic. But in spite of the fact that I’m not good at most sports, there is one sport at which I’ve always excelled. Unfortunately, roller-skating hasn’t been a “cool” sport since the ‘80’s. Still, on the rare occasion […]