Parenting comes with lots of responsibilities. They can range anywhere from minor (getting them to guitar lessons) to major (trying to teach them right from wrong.) I homeschool my son, but in a sense, all parents are teachers. From the moment your child is born, you are teaching them. If you stop and think about […]
Archive > January 2012
The Good Samaritan’s Wife
In the Bible (the book of Luke, I think) there is a story about a Jewish man who gets beaten, robbed, and left on the side of the road. A priest and a Levite (sounds like a joke, right?) walk past him without stopping to help. A Samaritan, a member of a group of people […]
In Sickness and Health…..But Mostly Sickness
A rather rude comment was made about me yesterday. I was referred to by my nearest and dearest as “the most hateful sick person in the history of the universe.” Well! I have strep throat, which I get almost every year. I think this year’s case has been by far the worst. Maybe I say […]
Mourning in Never-land
Recently, the mother of a special needs child wrote a post that went viral on the Internet. This post wasn’t triggered by the blog, but rather a follow-up comment by the author. She remarked that someone had told her she should mourn her daughter and get over it (that’s my paraphrase.) Now, her daughter didn’t […]
The (not so) Perfect Comeback
Don’t you hate when you can’t think of a comeback to some jerk until long after a confrontation? Most people who know me would probably imagine that I don’t have any trouble snapping back at someone who snaps at me. They would be right. Most of the time, I don’t. I have my share of […]
The Book of Yuck
I watch too much television. I base this statement on the fact that I am constantly annoyed, irritated, amazed (not in a good way) and, most recently, sickened by what I see on tv. There’s a new show on TLC (part of the Discovery family) called “Extreme Cheapskates,” and, obviously, it’s about people who go to […]