Fixing My Marriage

My husband and I have just come through a difficult time in our marriage. Without getting into the details I want to share what I have learned through this recent storm. Even after twenty three years of marriage it is obvious I have much to learn...

This is Called a Toilet Brush

My friend and I were talking recently about a big problem. It’s something we struggle with and are tired of. It is something we loathe and are frustrated by but worst of all, neither of us had a clue how to fix it.The problem is cleaning. Washing dishes other people...

The Names of my Five Kids

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. My friend wrote about it on her blog and had a “Forever Wall” where women could honor and remember a child they lost. I was going to visit the wall but instead I took some antacids and contemplated taking up...

Don’t Get the Hulk Wet

Yesterday when my son was cleaning some dishes he accidentally sprayed water all over himself, the counter and the clean dishes in the dish drainer. I started yelling at him because 1) he was getting wet and had to leave for school in a few minutes, 2) he was...

The Little Chinese Girl

I grew up in a very rural part of northern Wisconsin. I remember moving in second grade and a kid at my new school called me chocolate milkshake. Others sang that clever and classy jingle, “Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees look at these.” I cringed when kids called...

Let Me Offend You Before I Go

Since I’m heading out of town tomorrow I thought it a good time to publish a blog I have dreaded posting. The topic is controversial and polarizing so therefore not talked about much, at least in the circles I am a part of. If Christians talk about it we are deemed...
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