after ring shopping:
Adam: Well, that was easy!
Me: Yeah! It was so easy!
Adam: And you didn’t go all girly.
Me: Well…but I am girly!
Adam: Yes, you are girly. But you shop like a man.
And I do. I must get this from my mother. Like my dad, it takes me [...]
I ran into Katrina twice today. No, not this Katrina- Katrina of the third grade three musketeers (Lindsey, Mallory, and Katrina)! The Katrina I played four-square with. The Katrina I chased “Mr. Guess-Who” around the playground with. The Katrina I learned to play the recorder with. The Katrina that Mallory and I had singing [...]
from Psalm 103
As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is [...]
By February, 40 degrees is a slice of key lime pie.
Just one dollar (two for both of us) bought an afternoon of summertime, canaries and orange trees.
(thanks for the suggestion, Bri)
Thank you all for your kind words. I enjoy and appreciate them.
This weekend has been full of cleaning, studying, coughing, and smiling. Friday, Monica spread ricotta cheese on her toast, which I had never thought of and found brilliant. Saturday, I found these socks online and I like them because it’s so annoying [...]
It’s official. I am engaged to Adam Lloyd Whitlock: owner of my favourite smile. I am super excited.
A lot of people are a bit confused about why it’s so fast. I don’t have any superb, dynamic reason to give them them, I just know that I’m not confused about it. I feel [...]
The Gift
To pull the metal splinter from my palm
my father recited a story in a low voice.
I watched his lovely face and not the blade.
Before the story ended, he’d removed
the iron sliver I thought I’d die from.
I can’t remember the tale,
but hear his voice still, a well
of dark water, a prayer.
And I recall his hands,
two [...]
5 Things I’m loving about 2007 so far:
1- Hanging out with my roommates more. Our hours had gotten so consumed with business and boys that we hardly saw each other. But, that’s been different lately. Angie is still pretty busy (and understandably so with work and school and a wedding to plan!) [...]