I love Lent as much as I hate it. It’s depressing and sad with no choruses of Alleluia. It’s painful for all the giving up and fasting and abstinence we do (abstinence from meat for you non-Catholics. We don’t go all season without sex. Even Catholics aren’t that crazy). But it’s a beautiful time of […]
Bettering
Making the old lady proud
I’m turning *cough*ty years old. A milestone birthday. It bothers me less than most people assume. 26 bothered me. Realizing I was closer to 30 than 21 freaked me out. Not because of the number, but because I thought I’d be further along in my life at 26 than I actually was. No career, no […]
40+ Days of No Buying
I would never have considered myself a shopaholic. In fact, I actually loathed the activity for years. The thought of going into a store and wandering around and looking and trying stuff on made me exhausted and irritable just thinking about it. The crowds, the going from store to store, the overly helpful store clerks […]
10 Years Old Again
I stood in her bedroom admiring all the things she had received for her birthday. Amber was beautiful, even at 10 years old. She was one of the most popular girls in elementary school and one of my best friends. This play date was scheduled so I could give her the present I picked out […]
Trading Shoes & Changing Perspective
I live in a town crisscrossed by railroad tracks that have very active routes. It’s impossible to traverse the two neighboring towns without having to wait at at least one railroad crossing. A line of cars can stretch blocks and take half an hour for traffic to clear. I feel immense responsibility crossing after a […]