Dance, Dance, Dance
My children are very musical. From very early in life, both enjoyed singing “their” song as I put them to bed. This habit led to numerous CD purchases and now as they grow older—musical instruments and toy microphones. However, what I didn’t expect is to see how quickly they began to dance.
Cheese Curls
When I got married, I tried so hard to shop for the groceries my husband enjoys. But there was one particular item that I didn't get right until twenty years into my marriage. Russ likes the puffed cheese curls, but I have an aversion for them. When I was a kid I had the mumps, and that was one food I tried to eat that really made me sick. So I never ate them again. And I never bought them for Russ because I felt it was wasteful to purchase something only one of us would enjoy. Instead I purchased chips we both liked. Over the years, there have been a few times I have tried the crunchy cheese curls at sandwich shops, and I liked them! Not Russ—he hated them. So our dilemma continued. Now this line of reasoning just doesn't make sense. I buy coffee for Russ when I don't drink it. This last week, we were shopping together and noticed that these cheese curls were on sale two for one, and we could each get the kind we enjoy the most. We feel so spoiled this week to have our own bag of chips! Now why did this take so long to realize?!
Advertising Jesus
April 3, 2024 by admin
Filed under Life Topics
My husband and I recently placed a For Sale sign in our front yard. We’ve spiffed up the yard by planting flowers and mulching the flower beds. We’ve touched up paint, replaced flooring, and switched out light fixtures. We are sprucing up the place. It’s been our experience homes sell more quickly if they are staged, so we light a candle, set the table, play some music, and do our best to appeal to all five senses when perspective buyers enter our home. We have something valuable that we want others to appreciate and be interested in.
Rest Well
Shh…don't tell anyone I said this, but…I slept really well last night because Russ happened to be out of town. Yep, I said it! I sleep better when I'm “sleepin' single in a double bed” (well actually a queen size)! I do less tossing and turning, and do more of the deep sleep known to allow for restorative sleep.
The Wellspring of Life
March 29, 2024 by admin
Filed under Personal Growth
There is an old saying: “Garbage in, garbage out,” and another one that declares, “You are what you eat.” We know these are truths that apply to our physical bodies, in that we can’t eat donuts and ice cream all day and expect to be healthy. But the truth of those sayings goes far beyond our physical beings. Oswald Chambers referred to the heart as the “birthplace of words.”
