We’re going to Texas next week to see our nephew graduate. Hello family and Texas BBQ. But what if I die before leaving on vacation? We have family coming to stay with Aunt Joan while we’re gone, so of course the house has to be perfectly clean and the yardwork meticulously done and somewhere in…
Matt and I walked past a refrigerator in Costco a couple of days ago. “Look at that nice fridge,” I said. “It only costs $1000.” In the last few months, he has joined me in listening to the Ramsey podcasts, and we’ve really enjoyed talking through the phone calls they take. It’s a fun game…
The last few months and especially the last couple of weeks have been intense, as we have moved into more caregiving for Matt’s sweet aunt who lives with us. This is the very reason we moved in with them seven years ago, so it is a complete joy to be here for this season of…
As I sat in the emergency room with Matt’s aunt, many medical professionals came and went, but one beautiful young woman came in and introduced herself as Tova. “Is that Hebrew?” I asked. She paused and gave me a surprised look. “Yes,” she said. This was meaningful for me, because my soul had been living…
It’s spring in the Rockies, which means as I write this I have turned the calendar to April and am watching it snow outside. I’m using these cold spring days to do some cleaning in the crawl space, where we store most of our worldly possessions. Yesterday I brought up a Rubbermaid filled with years…
I just got home from my normal Friday grocery shopping, and it wasn’t a great experience. First, in a checkout lane I struck up a conversation with the worker. She was probably in her mid 20’s. Our conversation turned to gardening, and she vehemently stated that she would not garden and that she was so…
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…
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…
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…
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