Staying In My Own Lane

God Smacked!

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Cathy Britton

Long ago and far away, I found myself cleaving to my husband in the midst of a very rocky sea. We were just shy of 10 years married, had 3 beautiful children, many wonderful friends and a very aggressive church…

The Holly Hobbie Purse

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Cathy Britton

Every time I clean my house, I dust a “trinket” that sits on the floor of my livingroom – a wooden, octagon, decoupaged purse. The decoupage is of Holly Hobbie. I made this purse sometime late 1960’s or early 1970’s….

COLORING

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Cathy Britton

I love to color. Apparently, a lot of adults do – just look at the marketing of adult coloring books! One of the best things to get as a gift is a brand new box of colors! It used to…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 3

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Cathy Britton

I struggle with roller coasters. No… that is not true – I HATE roller coasters. I don’t mind spinning ‘round and ‘round – I just can’t do roller coasters. I don’t do hilly roads either. I want to – I…

DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 2

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Cathy Britton

This young man that I fell in love with was clear with me from the beginning that he would be a Pastor. He was confident that I would make a great Pastor’s Wife. He also loved Fried Chicken – and…

525,600 MINUTES

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Cathy Britton

How do you measure a year? 525,600 minutes have passed since I have written a blog post. How do I measure that time? How do I evaluate all that has transpired during those 525,600 minutes? There have been joys, struggles,…

WHAT IS SCREAMING YOUR NAME?

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Cathy Britton

There are things in our lives that “scream” our name. For instance: if you get a meal from me when someone is sick or has had a baby, you most likely will get beans yum yum or pasta in cream…

HELP!!!!! I AM CHOKING

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Cathy Britton

Big news.… Things are different in a household with a baby, two working parents, and two dogs than they are in Grandma and Grandpa’s house! We have certainly had our moments of adventure over the last 48 hours. Forget keeping…

BACKSEAT DRIVER

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Cathy Britton

I seem to be stuck in the year 1986 recently. Maybe because our firstborn child, born in ‘86, now has his own first born. Maybe, I just don’t have enough to keep my mind busy and I am drifting…. …

WHAT DO I DO WITH YOUR APOLOGY

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Cathy Britton

Apologies…. they don’t happen as often as they should. And whose fault is that? Obviously…..well, you fill in this blank! As I was thinking about how poorly we apologize to each other, I am also reminded of how…

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