It was 16 years ago that I received very special fortune cookie. In fact, this cookie changed my life…forever. I apologize to those who’ve heard this story before. But it is such a great story that it bears repeating. The year was 1993, and Matt and I had been dating on and off for about… Continue reading Good Fortune
Category: Life’s like that
Posts about life and the way we live
A Sad Day
With credit to a fellow Sloan Creek Neighbor who sent this out to our google group. An Obituary printed in the London Times…….. Interesting and sadly rather true. ‘Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old… Continue reading A Sad Day
Threads of Gratitude: Lab Coat Edition
What can I say? I know there’s a lot for me to be grateful for this week, but in my mind there’s really only one worth mentioning. This week, I’m grateful for healing. I’m grateful for doctors who provide medicine and care to help sick people get well…people like my husband, who as of this… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Lab Coat Edition
In God We Trust
Today we inaugurated a new president. And, in the process, we also witnessed history. Whether I like it or not, whether I voted for him or not, Barack Obama is now the President of the United States. He is the face of our nation, the voice of our country to the world. And though he… Continue reading In God We Trust
South Beach Update: The Line in the Sand
I’m sorry for not posting an update earlier today. You see, the scale and I are currently not on speaking terms. It all started last week. I realized I’d been unfaithful to the diet…and the scale, in the true spirit of Christian love, attempted to restore me gently. I admit I was chastised and humbled,… Continue reading South Beach Update: The Line in the Sand
Happy New Year!
New Year’s 2008 was just like old times! Our old aquaintances weren’t forgot, and neither were those days of auld lang syne. We once again reconnected with the Stueve clan for an evening of food, fun, food, celebrating, food, togetherness, and food. Since three of the Stueves celebrate December birthdays we made a cake and… Continue reading Happy New Year!
Threads of Gratitude – Wet Blanket edition
Yeah, it’s one of THOSE days. I’m grumpy. I’m tired. I’m worn out. And now I gotta think of all the things I have to be grateful for. I find myself feeling much like a preschooler whose parent is trying to coerce her into doing the thing she hates most: “I don’t want to!” *crossing… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude – Wet Blanket edition
A Dickens of a Time
‘Twas “A Dickens of a Christmas” and all through the town, Visitors were coming – from miles around. The streets were bedecked with holiday cheer, Knowing that Christmastime soon would be here. We bundled up cozy, and soon headed down To the Christmas celebration in the neighboring town. We entered the square through a cheery… Continue reading A Dickens of a Time
My Christmas Letter
Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over… Continue reading My Christmas Letter
Picture Perfect!
It’s a holiday tradition at our house that we take our children for Christmas portraits. That doesn’t sound so unusual until you realize that their birthdays come less than a month after Christmas…and they get portraits then, too. It doesn’t make sense to Matt, either, but in my mind there’s a perfectly logical reason. I’m… Continue reading Picture Perfect!