I don't want to admit how debit-card-dependent I am. It's getting embarrassing. One day this week I couldn't find my card. I looked everywhere. Even by the next morning there was still no trace of the card. I searched high and low, near and far- even under the sofa...
It was Daniel's nine-month mile marker-certainly an occasion for a trip to the photography studio. I headed to the mall with my sweet baby, all decked out in his cutest nerd suit, complete with suspenders and bow tie. He was adorable.The poor baby had a nagging,...
My husband preaches three services every Sunday morning. Every Sunday after the last service, his brain predictably shifts into some kind of alternate state. It's like seeing his screen saver kick on -- the brain parts are still working, but there doesn't seem to be...
I was speaking at a conference and had to rent a car to get from the airport to the conference site an hour or so away. I rented a squirt of a car. The lady at the car rental desk asked if I'd like an upgrade. I answered, "Nah." After all, I'm five feet tall. What...
Our cat, Sammy, had to go to the groomer's a couple of weeks ago. We put it off as long as we could. He was starting to look like a rug-with fringe. But Sammy absolutely hates to go to the groomers'. They don't particularly love to see him coming either. After...
It happened around five years ago. I remember it as if it were yesterday... I had been stewing in my hot car all day with my five little ones. I delivered a son to baseball practice, delivered a husband to a church finance meeting, delivered the forgotten ball glove,...