I was doing the headless chicken thing that I do during the hour prior to a speaking gig – rushing about to and fro setting up my book table, getting mic’ed, going over the program itinerary with the LIC (Lady in Charge), instructing my book table helper in my KISS (Keep It Simple Sister) bookkeeping ...
Outrageous!
Absurd. Shocking. Preposterous. We live in a time when outrageous behavior is not only acceptable, it’s admired. The more outlandish (maybe that should read alien) the appearance of the rock band, the better. The more astonishing the snarky movie retort, the more laughs it gets. Rudeness is often revered. Breaking the rules is considered a ...
Word for the Year
Each January, many people choose a word for the upcoming year – a single word that symbolizes their New Year’s quest. A focus. An aspiration. A goal. You might even say a resolution encased within a fistful of alphabet letters. An easily post-able, portable, proverbial reminder of what we deem most important to personally achieve ...
Dipping From the Well
When I was a little girl visiting relatives in rural north Georgia, I couldn’t help but notice that my great aunt Edith (we called her EE) had a working well in her backyard. (She also had an outhouse, but let’s not go there.) My sister Cindy and I would often toss pebbles into the well just ...
You Are Blessed
Just a short but sweet reminder that in the midst of Christmas chaos, you, my friend, are blessed. I know, I know. Hard to remember that some days when the tower of unwrapped gifts threatens to avalanche and the grocery list is longer than your arm. Harder still when you can’t seem to take your ...
Stress-mas Survival
Hey BBFFs, I loved your comments after I introduced the topic of Stress-mas in my last post and asked how you handle the the performance pressure and general mayhem. (You always make my day when you take the time to respond!) Now, I’d like to make a few suggestions that I’ve found invaluable in freeing ...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Stress-mas
Yep. Once again it’s that most wonderful time of the year. Have you noticed the stress level rising steadily everywhere you go? We haven’t quite reached melt-your-earrings stress level yet. That’s reserved for the day before the day before Christmas when you realize that the hideous sweater you’d planned to regift your sister was actually ...
Thanksgiving Winners
Big, squishy hugs to all of you BBFFs (Blessed Blog Friend Forever) who took the time to send in three blessings for which you’re especially thankful this Thanksgiving. Sharing your blessings with our wonderful community of girlfriends blesses us all. (Stay tuned for the grand prize drawing winner of the Giving Thanks Giveaway at the ...
Everyday Thanksgiving
One day I realized my faith had caught the sniffles. A little snot here, a slight hacking cough there … nothing huge, but something that required attention. You never know when neglected spiritual viruses might escalate into consumption of the soul. Checking my spiritual temperature, I found that a crucial element of my faith was ...
A Little Word Fun
So BBFFs (Blessed Blog Friends Forever) – even those of you who are professional writers or word nerds – wanna learn something new? I know you do! Okay, you’ve heard of synonyms, antonyms, acronyms, and pseudonyms right? (Hey, if you respond with the meaning of all four – but please DON’T cheat and look them ...
