I’m preparing to walk into my mother-in-law’s bedroom this morning and apologize to her for something thoughtless I said yesterday. It’s not a huge deal, except it is, because it’s something I could have phrased in a different way that would have been more respectful. It was the first thing I thought of when I…
“I think I just need to go see her,” I told Matt. “If that’s what you think you need to do,” he said. So I girded my loins with courage (dramatic language) and filled a baggy with chocolate chip cookies (modern day peace pipe). Matt dropped me off, and I went inside to give cookies…
I’ve been hungry for so long. Maybe it started in middle school, when our old piano sat right by the front door. I would open the door in the summer and play as loudly as I could, so that everyone who walked by could hear and enjoy the music. Back in those days, I started…
The baby and I were snuggling on the couch, when I heard a loud crash and thud behind me, followed by immediate screams. Somehow that three-year-old grandson had managed to tumble off of the barstool onto his head. I rushed over and knelt down, with the baby on one knee and the wailing boy burrowed…
Today I am the proud owner of a brand new GE stove in my kitchen. Joy bubbles up in me when I see that shiny new top with no chipped enamel or stains that even a Magic Eraser can’t get off. May I brag that I now have convection and air fryer features in my…
We went to buy Matt new shoes. He was looking for good quality, to keep his feet well enough to exercise, and he was dropping a good bit of his stash of birthday and Christmas money on these shoes. “I probably will need new tennis shoes one of these days,” I muttered absent-mindedly, as I…
Last night Matt installed the new showerhead I requested for my birthday. We stayed in a hotel on our way to Wyoming this Christmas, and the showerhead was amazing. I decided right then that this was the gift I was going to ask for. Matt thought I was weird, but I told him we do…
Since becoming a certified financial coach, I have now listened to upwards of 600 hours of Ramsey and Jesse Mecham financial podcasts. Since you may think that’s nuts and don’t want to do the same, let me deliver to you the one word that I have heard the most: intentionality. Dave Ramsey would say that…
I drove to church the other night in a dense fog and knew right away that no one was going to attend the class I had to teach. Who would want to go out on such a dark January night in pea soup? As I write this, it is now a frigid but bright January…
I took Matt’s aunt into the Whitefish urgent care to have them look at what we thought was her sprained ankle, and I rolled her out in a wheelchair, after x-rays revealed tibia and fibula fractures. They took the x-rays and then brought a full cart full of casting supplies into the room where we…
That three-year-old now treats me with disdain when I go to tuck him in for his nap, if I dare try to pick him up and lay him down on the bed. He throws me a saucy look, grabs big handfuls of the comforter and pulls with all of his might to get on the…
It’s time for all of the “I’m gonna’s.” This year I’m gonna lose 20 pounds. This year I’m gonna work out six days a week. This year I’m gonna drink less soda. But have you ever, at the beginning of a fresh new year, resolved to change your language around something instead of your behavior? …
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