For my birthday this past month, I dressed up 80’s style and enjoyed a murder mystery party with a bunch of friends. It was a bizarre mix of wandering fake accents, stuffed mushrooms, sweat bands and the realization that my natural hair volume doesn’t really …
I’m excited to introduce you to my cousin and very first Friend-Post-Friday author, Lee Waters. Growing up mostly in New England, we only got to see extended family once a year; but Lee stands out as a thoughtful, peaceful soul in a sea of cousins, …
If you’re feeling discouraged, left out or abandoned by God, unheard or unnoticed, this post is for you. It’s one of my journal entries from this month, and I wrote it as though God were speaking it to me…I believe He impressed it on my …
Agawam, MA, circa 1997- the monumental moment when I chose to play flute in the middle school band. My teacher seemed to think I was a natural, and my parents splurged to purchase that elegant silvery beauty. “Blow into the flute like you’re trying to …
“Honey, put down the markers, we don’t color on ourselves…or the wall..or the floor…just paper. PAPER!! Is that so difficult a concept?” “If your sister says stop, then STOP!” “When we get in the car, we sit down and we buckle up. I shouldn’t have …
This morning I had an appointment scheduled with a nurse at my new Endocrinologist office. Trust me, I’d thought through the day- I was going to knock out three birds with one stone, stopping first at my doctor for 10am, then picking up my contacts while …
Chronic. If you’ve ever been diagnosed with something “chronic”…ongoing, possibly worsening over time…it changes you. The simple fact of living with something that will not go away UNTIL death- that’s hard to embrace. Puts a different spin on life. Though oddly, in embracing my chronic …
There’s a question burning in my heart that I need to ask you…that I need to ask myself. My little CT town is reeling, and rightly so, from a new budget proposal by our own Governor Malloy. At first I was caught off guard by …
You know those blog posts that start with a problem and end with a cute little moral, a “you-can-do-it” pep talk, or at least an inspirational quote with a gorgeous panoramic picture? I know you’re starting to feel a little warm and fuzzy at the …
I don’t usually ask for jewelry. My mother-in-law seems to know exactly what necklaces to buy me, and my mom lends me jewelry indefinitely forever, so I have a cute little collection going. But it’s not something I want to spend a lot of …