For Goodness Sake
The phrase ‘for goodness sake’ was originally used to mean for the sake of everything good or pure or decent or honest. It has since become an exclamation, expressing feelings of frustration or despair. Let’s talk about “goodness” and how we can choose daily the path of goodness over the path of despair. All of…
Mercy Me! Bring on the Light!
It’s my annual rant time! That expletive isn’t about the Christian vocal group, Mercy Me! It’s about the ghosts, goblins, zombies, witches, and other Halloween paraphernalia that “haunts” us at retail stores, homes and Halloween parties this time of year. Wait! Before you Halloween enthusiasts stop reading this blog, please know I’m not judging anyone…
Mercy Me! Bring on the Light!
It’s my annual rant time! That expletive isn’t about the Christian vocal group, Mercy Me! It’s about the ghosts, goblins, zombies, witches, and other Halloween paraphernalia that “haunts” us at retail stores and homes this time of year. Wait! Before you Halloween enthusiasts stop reading this blog, please know I’m not judging anyone who celebrates…
The Art and Blessing of Compartmentalizing
I learned the art of compartmentalizing from my husband. I remember when were lying in bed at night, I would bring up something unpleasant or negative and my wise AND romantic husband would say: “Not in this room. Not now. Save it for tomorrow and we’ll talk about it then.” My son is a very…
What Once was Lost, Now is Found
It was my son, Larry’s birthday on Sunday and it was a packed-full day. That’s just the way we roll around here on birthdays! After church, it was to his favorite Mexican food restaurant for birthday lunch, opening gifts. Mine were the things I heard him say he needed during our fishing trip, including walkie-talkies…
What Can We Do When This World Steals Our Peace?
My dentist sent me to an Endodontics Specialist for a consultation. BTW — endodontics means dealing with the dental pulp AKA, in my case, a potential root canal. This was a new experience for me because my wonderful dentist in Tulsa was more than a general dentist — he performed all the “specialist” procedures also…