God Smacked!

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…

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JUNKET

In the annals of embarrassing family moments, comes today’s Funny Friday.  It is only “funny” because it is over and we lived.     In 1986, I was married to a seminary graduate, proud to have his Master’s of Divinity…

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TOE STEPPING

  I am married.  Big surprise!  For almost 33 years…. to the same person.  I know, I know -you all feel sorry for him!  But don’t worry – all that really matters, is that I know he loves me and…

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BEETS

My mother always was great cook. Of course, she is mostly German,so there are lots of great things to make!  We were never without some kind of Kuchen, coffee cake, or sweet in the house.  Pies – not so much,…

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WORRY ‘BOUT YOURSELF!

There is this fabulous video on YouTube about a little girl buckling herself into her car seat.  She struggles and struggles. When her dad, off camera, asks if he can he help her, she responds that he should “worry ‘bout…

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OMPHALOSKEPSIS

When I was in seminary, eons ago, I remember  one of the most hysterical statements I heard went something like this: “I am contemplating my finitude.”   What the what?  Who sits around contemplating their “finitude”?  Crazy people, that is…

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ROLLER COASTERS PART II

As promised…. since my DH traumatized me on a roller coaster – I am telling on him…… People who have connections to the Wichita, KS area are very familiar with Joyland, a local Amusement Park.  The park was a long…

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SCREAM OR ENJOY THE RIDE

Today calls for some laughter. Something to make us smile, to remind us that not everything is “that” serious.  I know, I get caught all too often in the trap of fixing and worrying and complaining about the day to…

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