Someone recently told me about a movie they saw in which its 24-year-old lead character was in need of some life guidance. She felt lost, she felt like she didn’t have a purpose. The commentary surrounding this movie went something like this: “It was just a weird movie, because the character was 24. Aren’t you supposed to be […]
I have a cat that’s an odd duck. He’s a rescue that I adopted from my vet. One day, I decided that my other rescue, a young, sleek, all-black junior kitty named Jack, needed a buddy. I learned that Jack and the odd duck had been in neighboring cages and used to bat paws at one another, so Jack and […]
One of the things I love most about lessons is that they can be found anywhere. The pipe fixture that the garden hose connects to in the front of the house has a leak, and since it was hidden behind a few rose bushes and other shrubbery, the leak was essentially invisible. At first, the […]
I don’t know what made me think of it this morning, but something made me think of my dad and his gentlemanly ways. I met my mom tonight for dinner and told her about it. He’s never been the type to ogle other women, comment on them — it’s like he doesn’t have eyes for […]
You know that line that’s often printed on a box or tape? It signals to others that there’s fragile, sometimes highly valuable cargo inside. Handle with care. We heed its warning and treat the items accordingly. We protect them, guard them and can’t wait to show them off or display them with pride. Breakable. We […]
I boarded the plane, and the seat-back TV was staring at me. “Touch anywhere to begin.” It seemed straightforward enough, but the command made me think of my long-running streak of singledom. I snickered a little as I turned the words around in my head. I’d never before known instructions to seem both risqué and […]
I’m hearing a phrase more and more these days, and it’s a bit troubling to me. “Happy wife, happy life.” Really? I’ve been familiar with it for years, but I heard it in a Weight Watchers commercial tonight, I’ve heard it on an episode of HGTV’s House Hunters and I often hear it in casual […]
It’s been said that you shouldn’t marry the person you can live with, but that you should marry the one you can’t live without. I think we can add to that, don’t you? Marry not the person who simply brings something to the table, but who can also bring something to your soul during the […]
We see the potential in a lot of things — potential that tells us something is worthy of our time. Worthy of our investment. An old car we want to restore. An old house that needs some TLC to graduate from fixer-upper to the space of our dreams. A struggling business that we want to […]
The old and time-tested often gets a bad rap. So much credit is given to the new and shiny, the sparkly and the pristine. It’s easy to get caught up in it, and it’s tempting to pass over all the good things that the established can offer. The new says, “Where do you want to […]
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