Ralene Burke's Blog, page 5
March 15, 2017
Confessions of a Recently Married 20-Something
My name is Adrienne Niceley–I mean Rollick. Still getting used to that. I got married in November 2016 to my hero, David. Most people when reading that will get visions of sunshine and roses and smiles and sparkly rings. But for us, things haven’t been quite that shiny from the … Continue reading
March 8, 2017
Confessions of a Lazy Mom
by Tabitha Caplinger Hi! My name is Tabitha, and I am not a Pinterest-perfect mother. I am, in fact, a lazy mom. Feel free to judge me if you wish. My best friend is also a lazy mom. Her name is Holly. You can judge her too. We spent … Continue reading
March 1, 2017
Confessions of a Part-Time Teleworker
by Gretchen E K Engel My name is Gretchen and I’m a part-time teleworker and a full-time mom. That makes me 1.5 people. Sometimes it seems like it. I’m married to my college sweetheart and have two school-aged children. We moved to a small mountain town in Arizona eight … Continue reading
February 22, 2017
Confessions of a Dreamer in Search of Wonder
by Patrick Carr Most of my dreams are unpleasant. I don’t know if I’m alone in that because, frankly, I don’t want to know. Yet, I suspect that like a lot of people my brain goes to work at night trying to find solutions to the conflicts and confrontations we … Continue reading
February 8, 2017
Confessions of a Rail-Jumper
A few months ago I opened an Etsy shop and named it Jumping Rails. Part of that name choice came from an experience in which I’d jumped a fence to cross some train tracks despite the warning sign not to, but the deeper reason has to do with my path … Continue reading
February 1, 2017
Confessions of an Independent Woman
by Emilie Hendryx Hello, my name is Emilie and I am an Independent woman … but sometimes I think I’m too independent for my own good. That may sound funny—especially in the atmosphere of today’s world. Women are encouraged, even pushed sometimes, to be independent. The more independent the better! … Continue reading
January 25, 2017
Confessions of a Closet Fanfiction Writer
“Please, please, can we have a Sega Genesis?” my brother wheedled. “I’ll buy it with my birthday money!” Our parents hemmed and hawed. This was the 1990s. Focus on the Family had been cranking out anti-videogame propaganda for years–anything from it ruining a kid’s grades to being a gateway to … Continue reading
January 18, 2017
Confessions of an OCD Writer
by Mike Duran In the summer of 2010, I began experiencing some weird medical problems. I am not a hypochondriac and, on average, see the doctor about once or twice a year. That changed in 2010. I began experiencing severe dizzy spells. Debilitating, occasionally. Sometime after that, it was compounded … Continue reading
January 9, 2017
Looking Ahead at 2017
This post comes about a week late, but that’s okay. The kids and I were all sick last week and needed the time to recover. What a blessing that time was! But now we’re (mostly) recovered, and it’s time to embrace our time with renewed vigor. Normally, in the week … Continue reading
December 23, 2016
Confessions of a Gift Bag Hoarder
by Cindy Smith Gift bags are great. No talent is needed to produce a beautiful package—just a casually crumpled spray of tissue paper to cover the gift. Perfect. No fuss, no tape. Even my husband likes them. They are available in a myriad of sizes and as many prices. … Continue reading
