Category Archive: married life

the greatest love…

If memory serves me correctly, the Bible teaches that…”There is no greater love than that a man lay down his life for another.” As Father’s Day approaches I can’t help but think of the men… Read More

reality check…for college grads

Eleven years ago when my daughter decided not to pursue a college degree, opting instead to train for a career in ballet, I had to do some mighty fancy footwork of my own… Read More

an opinion…to ponder

another’s opinion, rationally voiced…as deserving of respect…as our own…hugmamma.

in loving memory…of lives lived…not lost…

  Life…and death…have a way of slowing down the rat race. When we seem certain that the nuts and bolts in our daily lives are running smoothly, the machinery in our little world…our… Read More

harsh reality…

…the name of a blog created just this year. I invite you to go take a peek…if you dare… http://aopinionatedman.com The blog’s author is quite opinionated as you might guess, but he does… Read More

please…take care…

It’s Saturday morning! What got me out of bed so bright and early? Another post…what else! Before I go there however, I’d like to explain why my flaws are often the jumping off… Read More

withdrawal…???

That’s my husband’s take on how I’ll respond to the day after, i.e. November 7.  Today is Election Day. Washington’s movers and shakers for the next 4 years are being decided upon today.… Read More

there are bosses…and then there are those who care…

As I walked through the automatic doors at our local QFC supermarket a couple of days ago, the first thing that caught my gaze was a brightly colored balloon that said “Happy Boss’s… Read More

what i love most…

…peace and quiet?…me?…naaahhh…hugmamma.

letting babies cry…

…out of the mouths of babes…hugmamma.

whatever works…who am i to judge

not everyone’s favorite bedtime story…hugmamma.

housekeeping…don’t put off til tomorrow…

no matter how irksome…or you’ll be sorry…hugmamma.

a “mouse” and an “old dog”…no match

tricks…and wizardry…not my forte…hugmamma.

present…and accounted for…

…trusting in the man…the husband…the father…hugmamma.

superior to all…servant to all

Words uttered by an actress in the role of Mother Superior to actress Deborah Kerr, a nun venturing forth to serve a mountaintop community in Tibet. An unlikely place to find words appropro… Read More

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