For years I lived in fear of grow out. Gray was always lurking like a mugger just waiting to grab me and steal my youth. I tried all shades of pretend. I pretended to be a blonde. I pretended to be a brunette. I even tried to pretend I was a redhead for a season; couldn’t […]
This is what it sounds like when grass cries
The other day my daughter and I were watching an educational video on how plants communicate. Yay, Science! And the announcer told us that the smell of cut grass is the olfactory equivalent of a scream. *Screech* Say what?! Yes, that sweet scent that reminds us that summer is here, is really the silent cries of […]
To the woman who’s feeling sick and tired
Sometimes I wish I could rewrite the Bible. Not because it’s wrong or I think I could do a better job, I just want to do a modern paraphrase, like Eugene Peterson did with The Message, only I want it to be from a woman’s perspective. I think it would be helpful…and funny. Scripture interpreted by a […]
My inner Disney
If you were a Disney princess which one would you be? My daughter has been using these apps to help me discover my inner Disney for a few weeks now. I usually end up most like Belle, must be the bookworm thing, but I’ve noticed that they are missing my true inner princess in the […]
Feeling like a creep looking for a BFF
Ok, confession time: I’m feeling very lonely. I’m missing a forever friend, a BFF as they say. Let me just tell you, you cannot get one of those if you don’t put your name on one by the time you’re out of school. High school preferably, but college is the drop dead date for securing your own […]