• A Halloween First

    Halloween has never really been our thing.  It’s fun and we love the candy, but dressing up and pumpkin carving and staying up past nine o’clock?  Eh… For the past few years, we’ve…

  • That’s Why I Pray

    This morning, I went tearing through my purse at a red light because I was convinced I had left my cell phone at home.  Again.  Or at the grocery store.  Again.  Or in…

  • A Celebratory Splurge

    A few weeks ago, my principal asked me to go on the morning announcements one morning to share some information about a fundraiser I am doing with a club that I am the…

  • The Marriage Game

    You ever have those things that sound like a great idea when you sign up for them, but then the closer it gets to the event, you start to wonder if you should…

  • C’est La Vie

    Oh, imaginary friends. I feel like we are growing apart. My silly work schedule at my silly job is draining me this year. Teaching is so intense right now that by the time…

  • Marriage: An Update

    Over the past week or so, Chris and I have continued to talk openly about our marriage and the rut we seem to have found ourselves in. So many people have suggested that…

  • Hooray for Me!

    I try to keep my blog posts about my marriage neutral so that readers can’t point blame.  But I can’t help it tonight.  I’m pointing blame directly at my husband.  Because he was…

  • This Is It.

    What I am about to say is going to show an ugly side of myself.  Just want to give you that fair warning. Sometimes, I look around at my life and I think,…