Halloween is a very unusual night. You never know who you’ll meet roaming the dark streets and lurking around the pond. It might be a treat, for you may find along your path a beautiful princess: graceful and demure in all she does… Or perhaps you’ll come face-to-face with an all star slugger… ready to… Continue reading Tricks and Treats
Month: October 2010
You be the judge…or not
A friend of mine, who is very techno-savvy and is becoming quite the online missionary, started a Facebook discussion this week in preparation for our Sunday sermon. Her question was: Have you ever been “judged” by someone? When or how is it wrong to judge? Over the past few days, there have been a few… Continue reading You be the judge…or not
Praying for Peace
I learned last evening that a high school friend of mine lost his father to cancer. Just a few weeks ago, another high school friend also lost her dad to the very same disease. And while it’s easy to *say* that death is truly part of life, the reality of saying good-bye, of living life… Continue reading Praying for Peace
Waiting for the Blessing
Lately it seems like there’s an epidemic of blessing going around. In the past month I’ve heard story after story of one friend after another who’s been promoted, or moved into their dream home, or been healed from serious illness or injury, or gotten that fancy new car, or seen God move and provide in… Continue reading Waiting for the Blessing
Eat your heart out, Willy Wonka!
Most of the time, I’m a pretty good mom. That’s not to say I haven’t had moments of EPIC FAILURE in that department, but my kids will even admit – to perfect strangers, nonetheless – that as a mom, I’m certainly above the 50th percentile. And then there are days like today, when I totally… Continue reading Eat your heart out, Willy Wonka!
Yankees, Go Home!
I realize the true Impossible Dream season belongs to the 1967 Red Sox. I realize that the greatest rivalry in baseball belongs to the Yankees and Red Sox. I realize that the longest World Series drought belongs to the Chicago Cubs, who have been waiting 102 years – and counting – since their last series… Continue reading Yankees, Go Home!
It’s like a snack cake for your soul
I’m not all that much into chicken soup. Don’t get me wrong, chicken soup definitely has its place in the grand scheme of life. But for me, comfort foods are more about sweets you can sink your teeth into than watered-down broth with slurpy noodles. And frankly, Little Debbie snack cakes make me happy. They… Continue reading It’s like a snack cake for your soul
Being Transformed
I’ve said it before, and it bears repeating now: It’s time. Sure, it’s time for the Rangers to finish what they’ve started in this amazing post-season run. But there’s a personal side to this, too. And for me, it’s time. Time to deepen friendships. To renew bonds with those I don’t have the opportunity to… Continue reading Being Transformed
Catchin’ Some Rays
When you’re unemployed, all luxury spending gets cut out of the budget. No more eating out. No more non-essential clothing items (I’m still trying to convince Matt that a new pair of shoes *is*, in fact, essential). No “impulse buys.” No frivolous purchases at the grocery store, just because “it looked good.” No, all those… Continue reading Catchin’ Some Rays
Tricked-out Treats
Yesterday was our neighborhood’s National Night Out and as we always do, we hosted a friendly competition for the food. Neighbors bring finger food in various categories and we do a secret ballot to determine the winners in each. This year, the kids decided to outdo the parents! Crisana settled on Black Cat Cupcakes. She… Continue reading Tricked-out Treats