All righty. The Super Bowl is on, and since we rarely watch the NFL in our house, I'm not really involved in the game. I mean, I want for the guys who played for Mississippi State to do well, and I'm glad that they're having successful pro careers, … [Continue reading]
The Sweetest Girl
31 January 2013 by
Yesterday we had to say good-bye to a member of our little family. We're not really sure how old Ally was - she found us about fourteen years ago when she decided that our street looked like a fine place to stop and rest awhile - so we always … [Continue reading]
Some Linky Dinks
29 January 2013 by
Here's a collection of stuff I've loved reading / looking at / pinning / etc. and so on and so forth. - The Day I Went To A Brothel by Debra Parker - If your heart has been craving some words that are full of grace and conviction and hope, here … [Continue reading]
Downton Abbey Thoughts (SPOILER ALERT / ALERT OF SPOILERS / BIG RED FLASHING WARNING SIGN ABOUT SPOILERS)
28 January 2013 by
When I was nine or ten years old, I watched a made-for-TV movie called Champions: A Love Story. It starred Jimmy McNichol and Joy LeDuc, and even though I have never seen any other performance by Joy LeDuc in the thirty-plus years since Champions: A … [Continue reading]
My Place
25 January 2013 by
I had only been married a year or two, I think, when Oprah started doing a segment called "Remembering Your Spirit" at the end of her shows. I actually have pretty vivid memories of that particular season of "Oprah" because we'd just bought our first … [Continue reading]
In The Event That Fried Chicken Cannot Perform Its Duties…
24 January 2013 by
Yesterday we celebrated my husband's birthday (which also happens to be his brother's birthday *and* my friend Bubba's birthday, so I always feel like I have lots to celebrate on January 23rd), and as we finished our traditional birthday meal of … [Continue reading]
Recent Comments