Category Archives: encouragement
Giving Thanks- Short and Sweet
TODAY’S LAUGH: Little Joey-Wh0-Can’t-Say-the-Letter-L said our grace the other day at lunch. “Thank You Yord for this yummy yunch. I yuv it!” Some of the best prayers are like that: short and sweet. (Just like the kid who said it.) … Continue reading
Skinny Jeans & Other Modes of Torture
TODAY’S LAUGH: WOO HOO! My new healthy lifestyle plan is working. I’ve lost 108.8 ounces. (Counting ounces is way more motivating than counting pounds, don’t you think?) As a reward, I went looking at jeans. Just looking, not buying. It … Continue reading
The Privilege of Voting
TODAY’S LAUGH: The political pundits predict that life will be very different after today. They’re right. Imagine it: You’ll be able to answer the phone without getting yet another recorded political message. You might actually get mail instead of a … Continue reading
No Expiration Date
TODAY’S LAUGH: A quite elderly woman was overheard in a restaurant complaining how her daughters “decluttered” her kitchen, throwing away all her “perfectly good” food, just because it was past the “use by” dates. Any sympathy for her evaporated when … Continue reading
Living La Vida Hosta
TODAY’S LAUGH: Doing a little outdoor fall cleanup this weekend, I moved a pile of black plastic sheeting on the deck (where I’d left it after a feeble attempt at some spring landscaping). Under the plastic I found a bucket … Continue reading
Having FUN?
TODAY’S LAUGH: One long-ago Saturday, Darling Daughter, about ten at the time, asked me to play a game with her. I was busy, (doing what I don’t recall but it was no doubt something really important, like scrubbing toilets) so … Continue reading
As The World Turns…Upside Down
TODAY’S LAUGH: Relationships have been turned cattywampus by technology. The other day one out-of-state daughter posted a message to me on Facebook (FB): “How come you never call me? I miss you!” (Since when does a daughter give her mother … Continue reading
Giving Thanks
We are thanking God today for the life, love and laughter we shared with DaMama, who left us to be with Him on Sunday morning, July 18th at the age of 96. She loved poetry. A favorite was Longfellow’s “The … Continue reading
The Finest Moments
TODAY’S ENCOURAGEMENT: Life has slowed at our house and I’ve had lots of time to think lately, taking care of DaMama. The world has shrunk for her to her bedroom and the family, hospice workers and other helpers who bring … Continue reading
Tough Times
Hello Friends We’re going through a rough patch around here. We appreciate your support and patience and your prayers for DaMama and our family. In the meantime, may you and yours be blessed. Mary