I never thought I would be a coupon clipper. There’s something about someone who will argue with a cashier about a mere 25 cents that just rubbed me the wrong way. BUT, I was knocking it (coupon clipping, not cashier arguing) before I tried it and you can feel free to brand me a penny pincher (when … Continue reading →

Just in case you missed the reference, please listen to this annoying, but undeniably adorable, song from my favorite childhood movie…..   I was kind of a Debbie Downer today. Why, you ask? Well, I didn’t feel like I was getting the recognition I deserve  at work.  I mean, I do all this stuff that they … Continue reading →

(Or “Why the church needs some social skills”) Mid-way through my junior year in high school, I quit band because the directors were no fun. Because good ole’ Cooper High had double blocked scheduling, that means I had to find two semester long classes to fill in the gaps in my schedule. So, I looked … Continue reading →

Is it a little much if I share with you that I am reteaching myself Calculus from a textbook? Let’s face it. Limits and derivitives are the cognitive equivalents of running a marathon (which I can’t physically do). Perhaps I will never escape the legacy of my nerdy maiden name… Perhaps I am okay with … Continue reading →

Yes, good question. How would Jesus drive? If He wouldn’t mutter names under his breath or slap his steering wheel or yell “Buttface” at people, then it’s not like me. Since Jesus didn’t really have a car, the only example we have of Him riding anything was a donkey with everyone admiring Him from the … Continue reading →

Alex and I went camping this weekend with some friends. We got there kind of late on Friday and set up camp. Then, Alex and Benjamin wanted to go fishing so we drove up to the dock. Alaina and I just sat and chatted. I told her about a crazy friend that I had in … Continue reading →

Today, as we pulled up to the International Museum of Cultures which I wasn’t sure was going to be cool or lame, our junior high student said, “This looks like a place where you fix cars.” To which I doubled over in laughter and then pulled myself together and told her that it wasn’t and … Continue reading →

So, Alex and I went to Cozumel on our honeymoon. The resort was beautiful, the beaches were beautiful, it was just beautiful. We wanted to experience as much as we possibly could so, we thought we would give scuba a try. Neither of us had ever done it, so we signed up for a beginning … Continue reading →

Have you ever had one of those moments where you have willed yourself not to do something, but then some mysterious force within you does it anyway? I do it almost daily. Just as one permanent example, you should never tell me that you have a body part that is hurting (i.e. “Oh, Beth. I … Continue reading →

mike check, mike check. 1,2,3.   Hello again, xanga. Continue reading →