I don’t mean to whine. Really. But do you ever have those days (or weeks) where you think you can’t take any more, and then life hits you with more? I like to be in the habit of handling things, juggling, keeping all the balls in the air, and managing it all, but life is…
Yesterday morning, I barely made it to church. We pulled in late, me makeup-less. I was by myself because David has been working Sundays lately. Somehow, I wrangled a three year old, a twenty month old, and a baby in a carrier into the children’s section of the church. I couldn’t figure out which kid…
Every now and then, some sweet, precious colleague will say to me, “I don’t know how you do it all,” and for a flash of a second, I’ll feel like I’m accomplishing something extraordinary. Reality is a swift kick in the pants, however, and the statement quickly just becomes a reminder of two things: 1)…
This morning, I called my sister. “I need to preface this conversation,” I warned her. “I have the gimmes and I want to wallow for just a minute.” She replied with “What?” “The gimme-gimmes,” I said. “You know, where are you comparing yourself to others and it makes you want stuff you can’t have that’s…
It’s funny how a small community like Oklahoma stays so inter-connected. A couple of years ago, we interviewed a gal for a position in marketing. We loved her, adored her, but the fit for her and us just ended up not being ideal. We friended each other on Facebook, and I followed her life from…
