Archive for the 'Joyful living' Category
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Economic Stimulus Feast (Food Porn)
How about a little food porn for you? The Big Guy had a tough week of church politics, and I had a week of heavy client deadlines. Imagine how happy we were to check our bank account and see that our tax refund had been deposited! It was time for a feast of sensuous, seductive […]
Published by angelawd on May 12th, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 11 Comments »
Newton’s 2nd Law of Dentistry
You may not be familiar with this branch of physics, but Newton’s second law of dentistry is this: a frantic toothbrushing and flossing the morning of your dentist appointment will not erase six months of neglect.
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I have a trick tooth that stumps my dentist every time I visit him. Remember the last visit? I had a […]
Published by angelawd on May 7th, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 2 Comments »
She’s gone.
My grandma passed away early Tuesday morning. I am so thankful that she’s no longer in any pain. I keep wondering what she is seeing now and experiencing. What is her afterlife like?
Now I really am going to Minnesota. Joe and I are staying the week to help clean out her apartment and donate things […]
Published by angelawd on April 16th, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 10 Comments »
The Daffodils are Mocking Me.
Time in my garden heals me, especially when I have the opportunity to…um…take myself less seriously.
Last fall I decided to dig up a bed of daffodils and spread them out in other flower beds. I spent an entire afternoon digging a hole big enough to bury my teenaged daughter, just in case she continued to annoy […]
Published by angelawd on April 14th, 2008 tagged Healing, Joyful living | 6 Comments »
I’m not in Minnesota.
My Mom and stepfather have traveled to MN with my great-aunt Joan, someone so close to my family that I’ve always called her my own aunt. I realized that in this situation, it’s much more important that my grandma have time with her sister and daughter than with me, especially if she’s still in intensive […]
Published by angelawd on April 11th, 2008 tagged Daily Christianity, Healing, Joyful living | 5 Comments »
Going Back to Minnesota…
This afternoon, I’m headed to Minnesota with my Mom. My Grandma is fading in and out of a coma, and they don’t believe she’ll last the day.
Those of you who have followed the story of my last visit, in which the Benton bar was a badly needed respite, can imagine the turmoil I’m feeling now. […]
Published by angelawd on April 10th, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 6 Comments »
A few of my favorite things
If you’ve had the kind of week I’ve had, you might just need a good laugh or some uplifting inspiration. I’ve got just the thing!
Remember when I tried to color the Big Guy’s hair? That post has been included in Mad Kane’s Humor Carnival, along with 12 other hilarious posts. I’ve also been laughing hysterically […]
Published by angelawd on April 3rd, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 5 Comments »
Hallway Beautification Project
I had almost forgotten that I promised Stacey at Jamee Forever that I would post photos of my hallway beautification project. Previously, these walls had been a peach color for six years, the color I chose when I first moved into this house with my two daughters and had known nothing but white apartment walls […]
Published by angelawd on March 13th, 2008 tagged Joyful living | 9 Comments »
Rumors of me dying were greatly exaggerated.
A few hours after I wrote my Thursday post, I got a phone call. My husband’s co-leader was too sick to attend the weekend retreat; could I come instead?
I have to admit that illness is rarely a barrier when I have the chance to spend a weekend at a lodge praising God and helping people […]
Published by angelawd on March 10th, 2008 tagged Daily Christianity, Joyful living | 6 Comments »
My Award-Winning Chef!
If you can’t beat the snow, enjoy it! At least, that’s what we did yesterday at the town’s Winterfest, where Big Guy participated in the chili cookoff and I walked around taking photos and petting huskies that were competing in a sled dog contest.
In the chili tent, about 30 teams competed for the best chili […]