I am so grateful for you guys, the people who read this little blog. You indulge my compulsion to string words together. You read the random thoughts I might otherwise keep to myself. And I think it’s really, really cool that you do that. So I thought I’d give you a little gift. On my… Continue reading 10 Things You Won’t Regret in Life
Author: Jessica Van Bommel
i(Phone) Hate Myself For Loving You
(I bet you have Joan Jett in your head right about now, don’t you? Sorry, friend. Sort of. 🙂 ) So Dan and I went on a date a couple of weeks ago. We try to make this a semi-regular occurrence. After all, it would be good if my husband and I still recognize each… Continue reading i(Phone) Hate Myself For Loving You
There’s No Place Like Home
This week I am thankful for the ground. Or, more specifically, I am thankful to be on the ground. And for home. I am so, so thankful to be home. I am a homebody, that much is true. And, as I learned from the personality assessment I completed at the work retreat from which I just returned,… Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home
It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish
I never considered myself a runner. Yet I run. That probably doesn’t make much sense to you. I suppose if I run, I am, in fact, a runner. Of sorts. The sort that gets stopped by an older couple the third time I lap them in the park. “Honey, look at you!” the older lady… Continue reading It’s Not How You Start, It’s How You Finish
Please Silence Your Cell Phones…
Our family loves a movie night. We probably have one at least once a week. Sometimes we all curl up on the giant chair in the living room, and sometimes we venture out to the back porch to watch a flick al fresco. Sometimes my husband sleeps through the whole thing. I usually pop a… Continue reading Please Silence Your Cell Phones…
A Frank Discussion
I love my daily planner. I call him Frank. Not out loud, mind you. I don’t need (more) people thinking I am nuts. But he is a Franklin Planner, so it only makes sense to call him Frank. Are you with me? Frank runs my life. He is the keeper of my schedule,… Continue reading A Frank Discussion
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes you get deplaned.
If you are from the northern half of our country, you probably already know what a cribbage board looks like. But even if you’re not from these parts, you might be familiar with it. I used to consider cribbage a rather old-school game enjoyed exclusively by Midwesterners. Apparently, however, cribbage is experiencing a surge in… Continue reading Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes you get deplaned.
T.G.I.August!
Well, friends, here we are. Smack dab in the middle of August. Everywhere we turn, the cries of “Where did summer go?” echo in our ears. Folks are taking off for final vacations and squeezing the last bit of fun from summer, much like squirting that last dab of sunscreen from the tube. Moms are… Continue reading T.G.I.August!
One is Silver and the Other is Gold
There are many different kinds of friends out there. There are friends who stick around for the long haul, and those who are only with you for a certain season. Those you talk to all the time, and those you only catch up with once in a blue moon. But they are all important, and… Continue reading One is Silver and the Other is Gold
What I Know
I get the feeling my husband isn’t entirely comfortable with me mentioning him in these blog posts. I probably get that feeling because he has told me so. But how could I not write about him? After all, they say to write what you know. And what I know is him. I know what he… Continue reading What I Know