Born of Fire
I was reading in I Samuel about Hannah. She really had it hard. Having to share a husband, being tormented daily by the "other wife", and being barren... It just wasn't a good situation. One day she just has to get up and get by herself. She was in front of the temple, crying out to …
I'm such a creature of habit... I'm sure we all are, but I'm really bad at it. So much so, that I don't even have to order at some places... they see me coming and my order is up by the time I come in the door. I realize that I've been that way online …
Ah, the sun's peeking out! Time to come from out of the trees and bushes, and get my tan on! Sun, such wonderful sun. Feels so good on my scales. I've been freezing all day, what with the clouds, wind and trees and stuph... Maybe I can get a little shut eye while I warm …
Today I felt out of sorts. Not sure why, but I felt like I needed to get out and experience nature. The question was, where to go? I did a quick check of the East Bay Regional Parks, and chose the Huckleberry Botanical Regional Preserve. I could have chosen anywhere, but the little I read …
I took a big chance a week ago. Anniversaries are special times, and as such, putting all of your eggs in an unknown basket could turn out pretty bad. Lucky for me, it didn't. I heard about a Bed & Breakfast on Twitter from someone I was just getting to know, Gina Stark. I figured …
Ever since I was young, I have been intrigued by names. I like different sounding names, unique names, but more than anything, I like the meanings of names. My interest in names didn't start out all wonderful-like. It was more out of survival. My parents split when I was 6, and even though I know …
Tomorrow I mark another year. I don't know why, but I'm looking forward to this particular mark more than years past. How can you be excited about getting older? I know, weird isn't it? I shouldn't be surprised though. One of the things I appreciate about my mom is that she continually teaches me to appreciate …
Some time ago, I was working out in the gym early in the morning. They had the big screens going, and I really wasn't paying too much attention to them, but something on CNN caught my eye. Maybe because it was out of the ordinary for CNN (or at least what I thought CNN would be …
When I was a kid (ok, even as an adult), there was something that I always looked forward to. And not just me - every kid in the neighborhood, or dare I say, in the country. Yes, you know it: Saturday morning cartoons. Getting up for school was a chore, but Saturday... ah, Saturday. I …
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Lemons. You really gotta love 'em. In fact, my son loves them so much he eats them like oranges. Personally, I think he's crazy, but I admit he gets his craziness from me. I end up using them a lot in cooking, and having a lemon tree in the backyard is a definite plus. One …