Do you want the good news or the bad news first? I can never decide which order is better. Does the good news make the bad news not so bad if the bad news goes first or does the bad news take the joy out of the good news if the good news goes first?… Continue reading Good News or Bad News?
Rain has typically been something of a disappointment to me. Today I saw the value of rain, thanks to a drive through the Flint Hills.
When I think of today’s climate, this is what comes to mind. https://youtu.be/bM-beloWExE(Hint: it’s a orchestra warming up.) Its loud and jumbled. Everyone is trying to be heard. No one is playing the same melody. It’s exhausting. I’m exhausted. I’m confused. I’m tired of hearing the shouts of so many different, impassioned opinions. I’m tired… Continue reading Wrestling with the Noise
My dad was in the Air Force until I was 16, and we moved every 1.5 to 4 years. When I was 8, my parents bought their first home. Homeownership gave my parents the opportunity to do things they’d been unable to do while we lived in base housing. My mom finally got to hang… Continue reading Garage Sale Refinish
It has started again. That old familiar pang of jealousy. Familiar because I’ve wrestled with it my whole life. From being jealous of other kids with friendships, to being jealous of other young adults getting engaged and married, to being jealous of my friends having children, to people who live near their families, jealousy is… Continue reading Why yes, my eyes are green(ish).
Imperfect Pearl 