Thirteen completely unrelated things:1. I had a lovely lunch with my friend Suzanne today. Her life is in a really good zone right now (job promotion, re-united with her boyfriend, etc.), which makes me happy because it hasn’t always been that way.2. Michele, if you...

Before you all run screaming from my blog for fear that I might drag you deep into the pit of despair, I promise I'll place a moratorium on depressing posts for awhile. Seriously, now that that's out of my system, I will turn to happy thoughts.Our life is good. Really...

He would be six years old today.What does six look like, when you’re a boy?Would he catch frogs and climb trees?Would he obsess about hockeyOr would he prefer painting?Would he tease his sisters?Would he fall in love with his first grade teacher?Would he already know...

Warning: This is not an easy-to-read post and should not be read by children. If you're one of the children connected to GNF who likes to blog or read blogs, PLEASE don't read this. You can read the post below this one instead.Eleven years ago yesterday was quite...

As I've said before, Maddie and I have the best conversations in the bathtub. This one happened last night:Maddie (pointing to my tummy): Do you have a baby in your tummy?Me: Nope. You were the last baby I had in my tummy.Maddie: What about Matthew?Me: Matthew was in...

Yesterday morning in church, I put my arms around a young mother who’d lost her first baby to miscarriage (yes she IS a mother none-the-less). My eyes filled with tears as I expressed my sadness for the life she’d lost. It’s never fair. It’s never easy. And even...

I couldn't resist. 🙂

1. Agree to final edits of video production for "An Uncomfortable Truth" (yeah, it is SO a knock-off of Al Gore's film title, but it works) and get it and the cover graphic to the production company. CHECK.2. Sign off on design work of a huge project (magazine,...

I hardly ever get around to doing memes (my apologies if I ignored yours and offended you -please try not to take it personally), but I'm bored tonight, there's nothing good on TV, and I really don't feel like doing something mature and productive like laundry. (Plus...

Yes (in case you're looking closely at my face) I screamed. Wouldn't you? See the little blue blob above my head? That's the pilot chute which the instructor releases while you exit the plane. It automatically ejects your main chute.In case you've come late to this...