Life
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I am watching television as I tidy up and another one of those commercials comes on with the drippy music and images of sick, sad and wounded animals. I cannot say I am unmoved. Animal abuse is a disgusting act; but every time I hear the voice-over talking about how helpless these animals are I…
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It is hard to encapsulate a mother’s love. It is just an ingrained knowledge that my Mom loves me; that she always has and always will. I could cite numerous examples great and small that affirm this proclamation but it would take hours, fill pages upon pages and still never truly depict what my Mother’s…
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Over the past eight or so months my life has been undergoing numerous changes, some monumental, others negligible. Many of these changes have been a result of our first baby being due next month. Preparing mentally, physically and spiritually for an infant has been taxing on the best of days but God has brought us…
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Lately, I hesitate to post a prayer request as my status on Facebook because I know that I will receive a lot of sympathy and well-meaning reassurance. A seemingly odd reason to not post a request for prayer perhaps; however, I do have a legitimate thought-process behind this dilemma. Good things happen on a daily…
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On occasion I will turn on the television while I do housework in an adjoining room. Sometimes it is more for the background noise than anything but I do still care about what I am hearing as much as what I see. Depending on the hour, I am likely to have the Food Network, HGTV…
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I grew up listening to a lot of the music spoon fed to me via Much Music and the pop or alternative radio stations. At the time I did not realize just how raunchy the lyrics to much of these ear-friendly ditties were, let alone the image the artists performing them portrayed. It was all…
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I have read that the second trimester is when most women typically feel their best. I am not most women. While I feel worlds better than I did when it comes to nausea, in its place I still have heartburn, overwhelming fatigue, emotional waves of moodiness and tears mixed with random fits of giggles. Not…
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When I married my Sweetheart, I did not think I could wait to have a baby; but he encouraged me to be rational and wait for better circumstances. He also wanted to establish a solid foundation in our little two-person family before adding onto it. All this made sense to me. I did not want…
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I have always found home tours intriguing. Whether I am looking for a home for myself or not it is just fun to explore. Castles and historical buildings turned into museums are fun to wander as well although, like my Mom, I would love to look behind closed doors and truly delve into the structure’s…
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Saturday, January 31st is the last day I remember feeling well. The day went pleasant enough. My husband and I went out for lunch together, walked to couple nearby shops and then returned home. It was not until that evening as I went to bed that I began to experience some rather excruciating lower back…