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A Life Recorded
Her name was Martha, and she was born eleven years, two months and thirty-eight days before me. She was covered by Farmers Insurance and adhered to a strict regimen of minerals and supplements; her daily dose included 300 mgs of Passionfever and 500 mg of Psyllium. Her blood type was A+ and she had no allergies. I learned all this when I found and skimmed Martha's six-ring, refillable, 2001 personal planner in a nearby thrift store. Tucked in among the other planners—some oversized, some ... continue reading...
Mother’s Day … From the Viewpoint of an Infertile Woman
I wrote this article several years back when I was writing and editing for Pastors.com. It describes the feelings I wish I had shared with my pastor back when I was the woman crying in the pew. Now that my husband is the pastor, we handle Mother's Day differently. We don't single out those who have been blessed with children of their own. Instead, we celebrate all the women in our church -- all the sisters, the aunts, the Sunday school teachers, and yes, the moms. We acknowledge the gentleness, ... continue reading...
Loved
A post from five years ago, which came to mind last night when I was met at the door of our church by three-year old Eli, a world-class hugger. Oh, how I adore my short friends! :) The Josh in this post was gone for about three years, but he's back now with his father, brother and sister. I'm so happy to have them back, but having a hard time with how much they've grown, and how much I've missed. It's Wednesday night again, and once again, I'm taken with the sight of wiggly, front-row floor ... continue reading...
Rotten Ralph’s … And a Few Tips
I did it again. I somehow sloshed just enough water on my laptop to fry the keyboard. This would be the second time, in case you're keeping track. Can anyone top that? I thought for a brief, heart-stopping moment that I might have to go back to a PC, but then all sorts of wonderful, serendipitous events transpired to keep that from happening. A friend saw my post, and then looked on Craig's list and saw my exact laptop (but in much better shape, meaning it had both USB ports (one of mine was ... continue reading...
Three-Citrus Salmon
Okay, if you go in the next five minutes, you might be able to snag the last of the Copper River salmon that is in stores RIGHT NOW. If you wait six minutes ... well ... there's always next year. I'm already in mourning. Here's a confession: I'm not so great in the "cooking fish" department. EXCEPT, I make a mean salmon. I don't know why the other fish intimidate me so. I just have no idea what to do with them. Wait ... I do make good fish and chips. But there's no secret there. If you ... continue reading...