I used to work at a church as an administrative assistant. One of the jobs of the office was to put together a bulletin each week with announcements, meetings and activities going on in the church. It was a challenge to get the bulletin completed each week because it had to go out to a professional […]
Procrastination as a Virtue: When Putting It Off Pays Off
I once heard someone confidently state the reason it takes so long for cars to move when a traffic light turns green: people are inattentive. It’s an easy assumption to make, but if “people” are anything like me, we fixate on the rear windows, waiting for brake light after brake light to vanish—until it’s our turn […]
Kindergarten=Freedom to Write?
Being a writer, algebraic equations have always eluded me a bit. It isn’t that I can’t figure out what “x” stands for, it’s that I don’t always find it to be true. Mathematics is black and white and many writers will agree that we work best in the grays. Our understanding of the world is […]
Why Do We Wear Masks Everyday?
People don’t change. Only their costumes do. Gene Moore Once a year people replace their identities to go out on Halloween. We become infamous figures of history, television characters, and all manner of animals. We wear wigs and makeup to cover our own features. Our children excitedly dance in giant tutus or cartoon characters eager […]
Your Biggest Mistake Is Not Making Any
“Why?” We start by saying “We make mistakes because….” And fall out of words once we arrive to “because”. Whenever we think we make a mistake we either already know the irritating answer to the question above or we just can’t seem to find an assuaging reason to add after “because” that calms down our […]
10 Of The Dumbest Inventions Ever (Funny)
We all have seen them. Infomercials on TV with some really great or some really strange products. We think to ourselves, ”Holy BEEP..I could surely be a millionaire. I have had far better ideas than this.” Well, I know I think this. I get ideas all the time, and sometimes I think certain products I […]
Benefits: Blessed with Being Self Sufficient
I have been asked many times to share the many benefits that I have been blessed with by becoming self sufficient. I must first say it has only been by the help of my Lord. I do not know where to start so I am going to jump right in. There are many benefits in […]
30 Must Have Mom Skills
It’s almost the start of football season, and although the draft and signing days have passed I wondered what it would look like if I could draft the perfect Mom Team. This team would require multiple star players because NO ONE CAN DO ALL THIS SHIT THEMSELVES. Mom’s hold so many hats and are only one person, […]