30 May The Big Announcement
So, maybe I'm a dork but I wanted to make my big announcement in a video. I know I say "um" a lot and I need to enunciate better, but hey, it's good practice, right? I'm going to need it! And just in case you...
Author: Alison Treat
27 May Mending
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Just so you know, this post has nothing to do with Memorial Day. I am beyond grateful for the service of our armed forces. That's just not what I was thinking about when I wrote this blog post.It’s been...
11 May Five Minute Friday: Identity
It's Friday. Hallelujah! I know it's been a while, but I'm joining The Gypsy Mama again to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week is "Identity".GOWho...
02 May We did it! (And looked like big dorks, too!)
That's right. You guessed it. We actually finished the Half Marathon! For the last few weeks, I've been longing for the day when the race would be behind me. Now that day is here and I'm a little sad. The actual event turned out to...
25 Apr The Competition Continues . . .
A few years ago I wrote an amazing essay about how moms compete with each other. We falsely view our children as extensions of ourselves and tend to put way too much stock in how their behavior reflects on us. I fight this tendency constantly,...
20 Apr Five Minute Friday: Together
That's right. I haven't blogged all week. This is called blogging without obligation people. Someday I might feel more responsibility to blog regularly, but that day is not today. It just didn't happen this week. But here it is--Friday again! Another weekend. Nine days until...
13 Apr Five Minute Friday: Good-Bye
It's Friday again. Can I get an Amen? Today I join The Gypsy Mama to write for five minutes on her weekly prompt. No editing or rewriting allowed. Click on the link to her site if you want to try it, too. The prompt this week is "Good-bye".GOWhen my...
11 Apr It’s Not Easy Being Green
A while ago someone commented on my blog saying that we sound green. I conceded that we do what we can, to some extent, as much as makes sense for our family. But I have friends, and know of people, who are much greener than...
11 Apr Sometimes you just feeling like putting a bag over your head . . .
Yeah, that's how I'm feeling. Maybe I'll post later....
04 Apr The Holiest of Weeks
It’s Holy Week. Tomorrow is what they call Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. The day Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his closest followers.Image CreditHis closest followers. To be in that circle of twelve. To be the disciple whom Jesus loved. That’s partly why I gave...