Are you familiar with the French expression, “bien dans sa peau”? It literally translates to “well in one’s skin” or loosely, being comfortable with one’s self. This phrase was brought to mind the other night as we attended a 1940s-style burlesque show in Oklahoma City with friends. As I watched these young women perform, I…
Memory Lane Monday…Shalimar
When I was growing up, my mom would take me shopping to the mall in San Bernardino which was about an hour from where we lived in the Mojave Desert. The two of us would stop by my dad’s business and he’d hand me a $20 bill to spend. It was his way of showing…
French Friday – Dreaming of Paris
I just celebrated my 48th birthday and decided that I’m going to start planning for a 50th birthday trip to Paris. This is something I’ve always wanted to do and what better time? I pulled out an old calendar, cut out a picture of the Eiffel Tower and slipped it inside the cover…
Creating Your New Life…
I first heard Barbara Sher on a PBS special probably 20 years ago. We were on vacation and David had taken the kids to the hotel pool, allowing me a bit of time to myself. Flipping through the channels, I came upon a televised lecture by Barbara Sher and was greatly impressed by what she…
Memory Lane Monday – New Orleans
In April of 2006, David and I made our first trip back to New Orleans post-Katrina. I well remember the mix of emotions as our plane touched down at the Louis Armstrong airport. I was so happy to be returning to the city of my soul, especially since I had wondered if that would ever…
Wonderful Weekend…
This weekend couldn’t have been better unless it had been longer. David took off work early on Friday afternoon and as soon as we managed to get animals taken care of and our bags packed, we headed up to Oklahoma City for the weekend I’ve been looking forward to for about two months. David had…
The lady doth protest too much…
Have you ever been around someone who is constantly talking about God, Jesus, their faith, the Bible, etc.? I mean, even when it has little to do with the conversation at hand, they find a way to interject something religious? I know I’m taking a risk by even bringing this up — there’s a lot…
Memory Lane Monday…A children’s book
Did you ever read the children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”? I used to read it to my kids and after the day I’ve had, it was brought to mind. One of my family members is hurting and I had to have another cat put to sleep today. What…
I feel special
There’s nothing quite like having around 35 friends come out for a birthday celebration to make a girl feel special. Friday night, David (with the help of a couple of good friends) threw a party for me and our friend, Heather. Her birthday was the 16th and mine is the 27th so we decided to…
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