I thought the whole empty nest thing would be easier this time. I thought because this was the third time I watched my kids move out, it wouldn’t hurt as much. This weekend, two more kids moved out. I feel old again. Or older. I was wrong about it being easier. I know I’m not Read More
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Reading and Writing and Girl Scout Cookies
Sorry for the short post this week. It’s Girl Scout cookie season and I’ve got two daughters selling cookies. One of them is in a travel troop, so we’ve been busy! What’s a travel troop? Glad you asked (you did ask, didn’t you?). Normally when a Girl Scout sells cookies, a portion goes to her Read More
I’m Still Figuring Out What to Write About, But I Don’t Have Writer’s Block
Sigh. Again with the words. I’ve got a directory in my Writing folder titled Drafts and Ideas. It’s got almost eighty different files, all blog posts that I thought would be interesting. Eighty times I said, “That would be a good blog post,” or “That’s pretty interesting. I wonder if I could get a blog Read More
More of My Favorite Second-Hand Songs
I wrote a couple of years ago about cover songs I’d like to hear.
Sex Trafficking Is Slavery, And It Kills
Sex trafficking kills people. I was heading to bed last night and skimming Twitter one last time when I saw a headline that broke my heart. “Woman who helped those caught up in sex-trafficking dies.”