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
Category: The Happy Jar
The Glass (Water Bottle) is Half Full
One of the last conversations my husband had with our dear friend Patrick Blessing was about a glass of water. Dan visited Pat in the hospital, and Pat told Dan that one thing he really, really wanted was to drink a glass of ice water from a real glass. Not a paper cup, not a plastic… Continue reading The Glass (Water Bottle) is Half Full
I Scream, You Scream
My silver lining this week is ice cream. See, I’m kind of like a kid who just had her tonsils removed. Actually, I was that kid once upon a time. I can’t remember if I was allowed to eat unlimited popsicles post-procedure, but I’m betting I probably was. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a tonsillectomy this week. (Wow… Continue reading I Scream, You Scream
So Many Books, So Little Time
“The world was hers for the reading.” – Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Certain books remind me of certain people. They are like songs in that way. Maybe a friend introduced me to a particular novel, or maybe he or she resembles a character in the book. And books are also like people,… Continue reading So Many Books, So Little Time
I Heart Winter….sort of
I am grateful for winter. Granted, it’s much easier to own this sentiment now that we have very nearly escaped winter’s icy grasp for yet another year. (I mean, I see the piles of snow on the ground, but we did just “spring” forward an hour. It has to be over soon. Right?) Alright, maybe… Continue reading I Heart Winter….sort of
And That’s What It’s All About!
It’s that time of year again. Pictures are splashed all over Facebook from friends near and far, showing dads in button-down shirts, kneeling next to little girls in twirl-ready dresses and wide, often toothless, smiles. I love the annual Daddy-Daughter Dance for several reasons. Of course, I enjoy seeing the posts from all of my… Continue reading And That’s What It’s All About!
Stop and Smell the Coffee
I thought I could live without it. I gave it up 9 years ago, for Pete’s sake. Surely if one can go almost a decade without something, they need not return to it. Yes, it had gotten me through some tough times. But I had ended our relationship, and I hadn’t looked back since. Then,… Continue reading Stop and Smell the Coffee
Jamaican Me Grateful
First off, sorry for the title of this blog post, but I had to do it. How could I not, right? So, I have been trying to focus each post on just one thing for which I am thankful, and that is still my intent. But this week, coming off of an anniversary trip to… Continue reading Jamaican Me Grateful
Meet Pearl
My husband and I each brought a dog into our marriage – his Golden Retriever, Nalla, and my Yorkie Poo, Jack. We posed as a foursome for our engagement photos. They helped us weather multiple moves, job changes, losses and the births of both our children. They were sweet companions with large personalities. And last… Continue reading Meet Pearl
Home is Where the Signs Are
We recently built a new home, and we wanted it to be open-concept (because we are original like that). We took it to the extreme, though, and ended up with one big area. One big, loud area. The bedrooms and bathrooms are closed off, but that’s about it. And noise bounces around that cavernous space… Continue reading Home is Where the Signs Are