The Journey

Ah, the end of the year. The one thing I'm not doing is listing any resolutions or any plans. Last year, Christmas '05, my family sa...

We need to take it down. For one thing, we got it Thanksgiving weekend and it's quite dried out. For another thing, we're having fri...

There were a few bumps this holiday, as there were all over the country. Nothing as dramatic as Uncle Billy getting drunk and accidentally ...

Gathering all my thoughts up, much like the toys, gift bags, product instructions and other holiday detritus that are scattered around our l...

Bummer, I didn't have the correct "In a Box" link. It's fixed now. http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/digital_shorts....

I was already a fan of SNL's " Schweddy Balls " skit. And now I have in a Box . Tee-hee. -- Emily : You are four. Lorelai : ...

And all my inner Martha Stewart has gone out the window. Less than a week to go, so it's now time to start either getting things done o...

The same daughter who referred to part of my anatomy as " mermaid " asked me this the other day: "When are you going to hang ...

Forget latkes. We're frying catfish. Good Ole Boys can light the menorah, too, you know. For us, of course, it's just a little celeb...

I don't go in for the stereotypical mommy-Christmas-pressure ... "I must do a million things to make this the Best. Christmas. Ever...

Eclectic Cleric has me thinking about small churches. The issue: (In my opinion) Small churches who want to grow and learn how to operate ...

Wow. WOW. Okay, it's a small step, but we're living in the same place I grew up. A place where, when my sister's best friend wa...

Philocrites said so . The fact that it's currently one of my most favorite-est topics has nothing to do with it. So, I present, Lizard ...

From a 1947 sermon by A. Powell Davies (long before people were talking about "stem cells"): If science in the United States ever...

iBeth had a funny post about figuring out what her son meant by a boy-cheese sandwich. Funny-child stories are, of course, an Olympic even...

Little Warrior is my role model for enthusiasm. For a while, the word of the day ... many days ... was "No." I think all moms get...

I was about 12. Mom was really into theme trees, and she had amassed a huge collection of seashells, from all those years of walking along ...

I once heard or read something about how the best art shows beauty with a little ugly mixed in, so you know it's real. That's how I ...

Little Warrior survived because: we wouldn't give up/she's a fighter/God has special plans for her. It's an insult to the child...

A bit of unsolicited advice ... Do not say, "Even if you're not a ____, you'll like this," if you ARE, in fact, a _____. E...