Kate said city. She not only said the word city but she visited the city of Chicago last week with her sister! I’ve driven through Chicago but never walked the city’s sidewalks. This past week we were in Greenville, SC, for a doctor’s appointment and afterward we drove a long length of downtown Greenville, over… [Read More]
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Five Minute Friday: From
Kate said from. My well continues to be dry but I offer my all-time favorite joke! Ready? Here goes Tommy runs in from playing, “Mom, Mom where am I from?” Mom thinks oh boy here we go – birds and bees on a play day. She sits Tommy down and explains everything to him. Exactly… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Strong
Kate said strong. My first-born son was asked in an 11th Grade class, “Who is the strongest person you’ve ever met?” His answer was simply two words, “My mom.” I was floored when he told me that. Floored, and flattered! My first two kids went through the hard with me. The separation and the divorce…. [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Quiet
Kate said quiet. I am going to be today. Fighting health issues. xo
Five Minute Friday: Lift
Kate said lift. Readers of my words know it’s been a rough few weeks here in Upstate SC. When one is accustomed to good health and it is taken away there is great angst and suffering. There are lots of “come to Jesus” meetings and much crying out. So, when I saw Kate chose lift… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Disagree
Kate said disagree. Did you just hear the air release? From the can of worms? Yup, Kate has been feisty lately with some of these word prompts! But I certainly don’t disagree with the level of challenge she’s been presenting us each and every Thursday night. You see she gives the prompt about 9:45 p.m…. [Read More]
Five Minute Friday – Recover
Kate said recover. We’re all recovering from something. Amen? Some days I feel like I’m still recovering from two big moves in two years. One from our home of 30 years in 2018 into a flat and then from the flat to a tiny house of 399 square feet in early 2020. Long recovery time… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Excuse
Kate said excuse. Verb or noun? Hmm…where shall I go? I believe I’ll pick noun. something offered as justification or as grounds for being excused excuses plural : an expression of regret for failure to do something a note of explanation of an absence Making excuses Procrastinators are the epic excuse makers. I was too busy I didn’t know… [Read More]