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Immigration Reform

When I was a kid, my church participated in an Overground Railroad. One year – I think I was in 6th grade – we had a man from El Salvador live in our house for a few months until his papers came through for him to go legally to Canada. I don’t remember much about him, […]

Healthy Eating

I’m a total foodie. But since my bariatric surgery, I’ve had to modify a lot of what I eat. For instance, I don’t use canola or vegetable oils anymore – I’m strictly a coconut/olive oil, plus occasionally butter girl. More veggies, less pasta, and concentrate on good protein. I know everyone is looking for fast, […]

Giving Yourself What You Need

There’s a meme that’s going around that says, “One day someone will hug you so tight that all of your broken pieces will stick back together.” I gotta tell you, this idea bothers the snot out of me. I mean, it’s a lovely thought – that there’s someone out there who can fix all your broken […]

Fearlessness: The Final Frontier

I am not a fearless person. I want to be, but I tend to get caught up in what ifs and doubts, often allowing them to paralyze me. So this post is as much to keep me moving forward as to inspire others to find that inner truth – that fear is simply a yardstick, […]

Exorcizing Demons on the Elliptical

When I was in the third grade we moved to a new town where I started at a new school. I didn’t make many friends; I was painfully shy, and for whatever reason, kids are cruel. But I grew up, and eventually I went to a tiny college in Abilene where again I knew no […]

Delving Deeper: Five Tips for Creating More Intimate Relationships

In true introvert-fashion, I would always have a few close friends than dozens of acquaintances. Small talk exhausts me. And large parties give me headaches. I learned a long time ago I can do the large party, networking, glad-handing thing, but it sucks the energy out of me, leaving me drained and needing time for myself to […]

College: Is it Worth it Anymore?

My oldest is currently trying to decide where to go to college. It’s a huge decision for a myriad of reasons: what is she going to major in and do they have the major she wants? What does it cost and is it worth the price? Will going to this college get her where she […]

Backlash and Boycotting

If you don’t know about Memories Pizza in Indiana, well, it turns out it may just be a memory now. (Sorry, I had to. I’ve been sick. It’s the meds.) So anyway, backstory: heinous, head-in-the-sand Gov. Pence signed a bill saying you don’t want to serve the LGBTQ community because religion, cool with the great […]

All in the Attitude: Dude, It’s Just Furniture

  It’s April, and I’ve once again decided to participate in the A to Z blog challenge. This time, I’m just gonna talk about whatever comes to mind. Whatever rants, topics decide to up and plague me, because it’s my blog, and why not, right? I don’t know whether you know this, but I recently […]

Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake

There’s a joke in Texas: “What do y’all want to drink?” “Coke,” “What kind?” “Dr. Pepper!” Call it the nectar of the gods, call it the House Soda, in Texas, we drink it. And we drink lots of it! It was born and raised in Waco for starters. And I suppose that it really was […]