Making Words Work for You
This blog is my life in a nutshell. Some accounts are true. Others are fictionalized. All are written with humor. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy!
To whom it may concern, Earlier this week I went on my first business trip. I’m in my mid-forties. I’ve been divorced and remarried. I’ve birthed, breastfed, butt-wiped, and homeschooled three kids. I worked as a death investigator for a medical examiner’s office – investigating sudden, unattended deaths of small children and adults. But it …
Dear Diary, I’m dead. I’ve been dead for a while now. Momma’s been grieving and it’s been hard for her to get over my untimely demise. So here I am, writing my blog because even in death I have to do everything. Figures! You might be wondering what happened. Did I have cancer? Did I …
Today, April 14, 2022, is Children With Alopecia Awareness Day. In honor of this day – and also because of the “Slap Heard ‘Round the World,” at the Academy Awards – I felt like it was an appropriate time to share our alopecia story. What is Alopecia? Alopecia is a non-contagious autoimmune disease. …
Eventually I’ll get around to talking about our homeschool adventure. Please bear with me. I’m not sure where to begin. It’s been over two years since I’ve written anything on this blog and at this very moment in time, everything feels strange and unusual about this process. via GIPHY If I’m being really honest, via …
If you’re new to this blog series, please read this first. This week I’m reviewing the book of Leviticus. It’s now been three months since Moses and his people fled Egypt. They’re still hanging out around the base of Mt. Sinai. According to the study guide I’m using, Leviticus is a recording of how God’s …
A few weeks ago I pondered celebrating the Sabbath and what exactly the rules were. And last week I got my answer. What I gleamed from the answers I received in Bible Club was that God doesn’t want celebrating the Sabbath to be stressful. So the goal should be to cut back by on our …
The last week and a half has been filled with one eye-opening experience after another. And here they all are! Smushed into one blog post in no particular order. via GIPHY Girl Scout cookies arrived on February 2nd. via GIPHY Since my 6-year-old is in a troop, my husband and I went a little nuts …
via GIPHY Fun facts about Exodus! At the time of Moses’ birth, the pyramids of Giza were 1,000 years old The book of Exodus spans 81 years Moses is Jacob’s great grandson (I think. He’s definitely a descendant of Jacob.) And now we begin with The Burning Bush via GIPHY One day Moses was …
I have a confession. I’m in a Bible club. That’s not the confession. The confession is that I’m very confused. via GIPHY In Bible club we’re studying the Sabbath. I’m sure everyone reading this is familiar with the concept of the Sabbath. It’s where you spend one day of the week, traditionally a Sunday, resting …
The Tower of Babel Many, many, many, many, many, many years later descendants of Noah settled somewhere….I’m not sure where. They decided they were going to build a tower that would allow them to bypass God and go straight to Heaven. Not sure why they thought that was going to work but it makes for …
You must be logged in to post a comment.