Boiled eggs will explode if left until all the water evaporates. It’s not that they boil for too long, but that the environment shifts, pressure builds, and all of a sudden there are remnants of eggs decorating the stove. The heat that was once harmless is now destructive. Recently, I caught a pot of eggs … Continue reading Evaporation
For 18 months, I ran past a tan colored tail-end of an extension cord. A 10-inch piece of cord lay in the street beside a stop sign at the edge of an elderly person’s yard. For the first two weeks, every time I saw it, I thought it was a snake. My heart would jump, … Continue reading Notice
Seven. The number of toothbrushes in our grown-up bathroom. Two. The number of grown-ups who dwell in this home. Four. The number of children who have gifted us one or more of their toothbrushes. Three. The number of children who fail to brush their teeth unless instructed to do so. The toothbrushes are held in … Continue reading Cracked, But Holding
What I expected was to pull myself up onto the massive inflatable, stand up, and walk to the other side with my children. What happened was I pulled myself up onto the massive inflatable, stood up, and immediately displayed my gracefulness as I fell and slid back into the water. Moments later I watched Kyle … Continue reading What I expected…
Dream-Christena-Brown butchered my hair. Apparently, Friday appointments after 2:00 p.m. at her salon were required to consist of significant changes or cancellations were imminent. She first dyed the tips of my hair blonde and then took off nine inches. My original expectation was a tiny trim. Sometimes what we expect to be small turns out … Continue reading Step Towards the Pain
Jeremiah lost his first tooth today. It was a moment full of excitement that proudly displayed his new smile, cheers from his family, and a flicker of fear as he realized something was different. We took the photos, tucked the tooth under his pillow, and then went outside to play in the snow. Hours later, … Continue reading Set In Motion
2 = 4 6 = 12 4 = 8 Bear with me… 3 = 6 3 = 5 12 = 24 8 = 16 15 = 20 At what point, do we just say, “12 rolls. There are 12 rolls of paper towels in this package.”? Hours of cleaning = dirty house Hundreds of dollars … Continue reading Paper Towel “Roles”
Nah. I don’t want to walk this road. Let’s not turn back to relive it. It has been years, I made it through; And now self-labeled hypocrite. They keep calling. Asking. Seeking hope. Don’t make me be the guide. But, look, you walked it, you’ve seen the show. They want to know the pain will … Continue reading A Restoration Story
Tonight I found myself wandering barefoot from chair to chair in my church taking photos of worship during a rehearsal. While zooming in on Miss Jan’s hands on the keyboard, I noticed I was standing on wet carpet. I immediately assumed there was a leak before quickly remembering that this was where my girls, and … Continue reading Faith and Nothing Else
One of the lamest ways to tweak your knee, hip, and back is by stepping out of your sexy mini-van onto the rolling, water bottle that annoyed you for the past 17 minutes while trying to save your children from being run over in a parking lot. Fifteen minutes before, I had said how annoying … Continue reading Rolling Water Bottles & Redirection
