Archive for November, 2006
Is Forgiveness Really Possible? Featuring “Grey’s Anatomy”!
Thursday, November 30th, 2006Grey’s Anatomy is my favorite show this year by far. I love the relationship dynamics, although I am really not a fan of Grey and McDreamy getting back together. As I’ve watched the show over the past year, my favorite characters have changed. I sort of liked Meredith Grey at first, but it soon became [...]
Is Forgiveness Really Possible?
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006Anyone who teaches knows how challenging the job of teaching can be. One of the classes I teach is a year-long New Testament class with high school seniors. The fact that these students are trying to prepare and submit college applications around this time of the year, coupled with the fact that they are forced [...]
Daddy’s Girl
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006Most people who know me consider me to be a “Daddy’s girl.” As the saying goes, “I had him wrapped around my little finger.” When I was young, my father would give me almost anything I asked for. I didn’t ask for much anyway. But if I wanted something, like a new pair of jeans [...]
Surprise!
Monday, November 27th, 2006One area of my life I have been trying to work on is my emotions. It’s been a long road. I’d like to say I experienced success overnight – no such luck. I have determined, though, that there are two ways that seem to get the issue at least in the forefront of my mind. [...]
The Wisdom of This Mother?
Sunday, November 26th, 2006I am a relatively new mother – only for the past 2½ years – and I can confidently say that most of the time, I don’t know what I’m doing. Being 40 years older than my daughter, (who I will call A.), you’d think I could be confident in knowing that she doesn’t know that [...]
Today’s Dance
Saturday, November 25th, 2006…Though I fall I will rise;
Though I dwell in darkness,
the Lord is a light for me.
Micah 7:8 (NASB)
I spoke yesterday of life as a dance, with the music driving me as I dance well or as I step on toes. I must say that today, I danced the dance of inadequacy. The dance that says, [...]
Life As A Dance
Friday, November 24th, 2006If you are 40+, you may remember shows like “American Bandstand” and “Soul Train.” I, as others did, watched the shows to learn the latest dances out at the time. Of course, during the 80s, video shows became prominent, and I spent hours watching these shows just to learn the dance steps from beginning to [...]
5:00am Shopping Spree?
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006How many of us are awakening at 5:00am tomorrow – the day after Thanksgiving – to catch the best deals on Christmas items? The Christmas sales are now on, but interestingly, I went to a local department store in October, and Christmas decorations were already on display. I thought to myself, “You’ve got to be [...]
To Be Thankful
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006We can all look around and tell the Christmas season is coming. But is it me – or does it seem we bypass the Thanksgiving holiday to get to it? Commercials and advertisements abound for the big holiday sales so we can run up our credit cards trying to ensure those around us are “happy” [...]