Psalm 137:1-4 (NRSV)
By the rivers of Babylon– there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” How could we sing [...]
I got into a crying fit last night… and Rob, as usual, pointed out exactly why I was upset before I even realized why.
As he put it, “Another year gone and we still haven’t got a family.”
But that shall change soon enough.
We have a couple of options coming up in the next few months. Prayers [...]
Our favorite friends are by far The Brain Family: Trina and The Brain, Lexie and Lauren.
Tonight they took Rob and me out for my birthday (not until the 29th!) to Red Robin. We all stuffed our faces with great burgers and fries, and chatted and had a great time. Then we went to Borders and [...]
Possible subtitles for this post include:
Maturity. What to do when you get it and your former friend doesn’t.
Don’t get caught up in every emotional trainwreck that comes your way.
Effects of “Life before Christ” trying to bite me in the butt… but guess what! My Guy wins every time!
Thank GOD I am not like that anymore.
**throwing [...]
I’m pouting a little because I got roped in… reading sad, encouraging, happy, scary birthing stories again.
Last week I watched hour after hour of Bringing Home Baby on TLC. “Jayleigh,” I told myself, “This won’t be you. If/when you have a family, it just won’t be all smiles coming from a hospital with you as [...]
Rob’s been gone under 24 hours still, and I haven’t even tried to go to bed. It’s 12:45 AM as I begin to write.
*sigh*
I went to a baby shower for Shelly, my coworker and her little girl Kayra on Sunday. It was a lot of fun and I was glad to hold the baby for [...]
The title of this post comes from the The Land Before Time movie.
Rob’s leaving for South Carolina in the morning. Without me.His niece, Jessi Lynn has asked him to marry her and her fiance in May, and Rob hasn’t yet met the young fellow. Everything we’ve heard about him (and read on his MySpace) is [...]
My husband is amazing.
I came home this morning from working out and spent hours doing whatever I felt like doing. He was gone running errands and meeting with his mentor, Pastor Wayne. I played piano, crocheted, and cleaned my desk area.
And watched TV. For 4 hours (I never watch tv except a few things at [...]
I got my haircut yesterday and playing on the XM radio at the salon was a plethora of Michael Jackson hits. I related to my stylist (at 25, nearly 10 whole years younger than me!) about the time in 5th grade that BFF Terri and I sat behind the school with her actual Old School [...]
Even in the raging storm, in the most secret places of my heart, a fragile hope is building:
- Hope that my brother and sis-in-law will show love to my parents, and eventually to me. That Darla will come to understand the utter sickening effects her accusations of potential mistreatment of their daughter had on me. That [...]
My new pet-peeve is everyone on the planet (even on TV shows and commercials) saying “Really?” even when it doesn’t actually make sense to say it.
Like the ad for some Hotel Reservation Service and every time the guy begins to speak, the construction noise starts. And when he could speak again, he says, “Really?” to [...]
I hate being sick. I always thought I just had really bad allergies… but it turns out that I’m just a sickie.
I hate it so much that I take crazy homeopathic meds that Doctors tell you won’t work, but they DO work. Like Zicam, for example. All of the pharmacists with whom I work say, [...]
I did something when I was leaving work on Friday which was kind of a lapse in judgment. It was not a big deal, but because of some other circumstances, I dwelt on it all weekend long and literally DREADED going into work today. I decided on Saturday that I would just be completely honest [...]
Party Over (Oops. Out of time.)
Tonight we totally partied like it was 2008.
Thank you, God. The party is over.
My mom was completely overwhelmed and had no idea that we were throwing a surprise party. She came in the church door and took one look at all our goofy faces. She said, “Oh!! You’re all a [...]
