A few years back, I wrote a post about the struggle of titling blog posts, and I almost called it Screw It! I’m Eating Tater Tots. I joked that it could serve as the title of my autobiography someday. From now on, I think I might use that title for any post that doesn’t quite… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots
One of my goals at the end of each year is to publish a blog post that summarizes the preceding year in terms of how it pertains to the blog. I chose to make it interesting for you since I am concerned that reading a post like that may bore the hell out of you.… Continue reading How People Found My Blog in 2018
I stumbled found a blog article about 100 things I love the day before Thanksgiving. It inspired me to create my own 100 Things I Love list in my phone, adding items as I thought of them. It’s been a lot of fun to thinking about things that tickle my fancy, and it made me think that… Continue reading 100 Things I Love
On the drive home after dropping Anna off at college, I felt an ache I wasn’t expecting. It was the kind that makes you want to keep your hands busy so your mind doesn’t sit still long enough to notice it. Somewhere in the middle of corn fields in central Illinois, I decided I needed… Continue reading How to Build a Picket Fence
I had another post ready to reblog today and then on February 4, our dear, sweet Nibbles passed away in Ella's arms on the way to the vet sick call hour. It's been a sad week here because he was so much more to us than just a hamster. Ella said something interesting on the day… Continue reading Hamsters Are Cool-You Should Get One
There’s a song I’ve had stuck in my head all summer about cherishing the moments we often take for granted. It kept playing on the radio, on Ella’s playlist, and while Anna got ready for the day. At first, I thought it was about the teenage years—the idea that someday we’d look back on them… Continue reading Good Old Days
A Grace Full Life 