Fly Fishing, Marriage & the Risk of Asking for Help
Have you ever asked a loved one to help you with something? I should have known better than to ask my husband to show me how to fly fish. I was already reading The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fly Fishing...
View ArticleFacebook, Facebook, How I Loathe The, Facebook
Facebook is a really cool site. I’ve lost more hours of more days perusing my home page for interesting tidbits from friends and acquaintances. Hours and hours of my life I can’t get back again. Ever....
View ArticleTightwads of the World, Unite!
I’m a total cheapskate about everything. It drives my family crazy, especially my kids who are at the age where suddenly labels matter. I won’t even go into the nightmare of shopping with my little...
View ArticleWhy Can’t I Just Relax, Already?
Writing has changed the way I read books. In my case, the same can be said for parenting. The older my kids get, I’m less able to lose myself in a story. Let me explain. I’ve been reading a lot of...
View ArticleIn Defense of Marriage
My mom, sister, and I recently went on a girl’s trip to Charleston, South Carolina for a long weekend. Over our three-day adventure, our routine became this: we’d get up, eat breakfast, and head out on...
View ArticleWhen Sportscasters Go Too Far
I love college football. I live in the south where I’m not alone in my obsession. My beloved Georgia Bulldogs belong to the dominating Southeastern Conference and many of their games are nationally...
View ArticleLooking Back
Last week was my 20th wedding anniversary. On milestone occasions, I think it’s important to look back and reflect on our lives.Twenty years ago I’d just turned twenty-four. My mother and mother-in-law...
View ArticleLove/Hate Relationships
I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with Facebook. I’m a pretty private person. I’m not apt to share the minutia of my life with others. I bore myself half the time and figure I shouldn’t spend...
View ArticleKeeping My Eye on the Prize
At the beginning of the new year, it is common to reevaluate life and set some goals for the next twelve months, both personal and professional. Some write goals down, but most people at least think...
View ArticleDear Peggy B.
Whenever I think of you, my face does this funny pouting thing and then I smile. I pout because you are no longer here with us and I know our lives would have been so much different if you hadn’t left...
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