#wellnesswednesday is on Thanksgiving Break this week. As always, dear readers, I am most grateful for YOU, for making it possible to live my dream of weaving stories that honor and glorify God. Thank you for your support, encouragement, and readership over this past year. Looking forward to many more stories to come! And don't … Continue reading Thanksgiving Break
Month: November 2021
A ‘Few Appropriate Remarks’
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal..." It's been over twenty years, and I can still remember these words. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. Millions of school children recite … Continue reading A ‘Few Appropriate Remarks’
Valuable Pain
My ten year-old recently became a metal-mouth. That's right. He's officially joined ranks with the thousands of other adolescents across the years to embark on a journey of the orthodontic variety. I knew early on they were a distinct possibility. After all, I had braces as kid. My husband had braces. My sister, almost all … Continue reading Valuable Pain
The Anti-Monopolist’s Monopoly
On this day in 1935, millions of people across America began buying up Park Place, collecting Community Chests, and not collecting $200 as they were sent directly to jail. In other words, on this day in 1935, Parker Brothers introduced the game known as "Monopoly." Rich Uncle Pennybags--for real, that's the monocled mascot's name--has been … Continue reading The Anti-Monopolist’s Monopoly