Short Shorts: Why not?

I remember getting in the car with my makeup done and a green skort on. I felt sexy, and cute and exactly how I wanted to feel at sixteen years old with my first serious boyfriend. He looked over at me and shook his head giving me this wordless monologue in a single look. The first time I’d heard it from someone who could make me feel inadequate. Continue reading →

Reciprocal?

It’s amazing how love folds and stretches. How it shifts gears so quickly when you need it to. It bends and molds and changes But it never ever breaks. Every day love can be new and different But it never dissolves. It’s not concerned with merit, It’s not affected by proximity, It’s not dissuaded by … Continue reading →

Protected: Basics

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The Princess Bride and the Third Commandment

Today I saw another post on facebook about a politician calling for our God-given right to bear arms. My first thought was of Princess Bride. I do not think when they say God given they really mean that God gave them the right to bear arms. Or did I miss that in Scripture? I could … Continue reading →

When are Christians going to realize the Bible isn’t proof for people who don’t believe it?

During this hiatus from my job, I have been reading and watching a ton of documentaries. Right now, I am frustrated with it. I started to watch a documentary that claims to show proof that an eternal God is more logical than the universe popping up out of nothing. While I am definitely not sold … Continue reading →

I am C. I am a Ch. I am Church hater part II.

Part 1 My niece came down for a few days this week. It’s monumental because she hasn’t been allowed to visit her grandparents down here for five years. Shortly before my husband and I got married his parents and his brother’s family had a falling out. The five kids and two parents in that household … Continue reading →

Tiny Flashy Beggar Season

That’s summer around the ‘marts’ of the country. Little able bodied kids standing around slurping drinks and shaking cans. I think I would consider myself a let leaning independent and it still pisses me off a little to see them out there rattling the change jars to make money for their teams or organizations. I … Continue reading →