Pet Day

Today is Pet Day! As you know from my posts (if not my logo), I love cats. I currently share my home with 3 black beauties- Hershey, Pumpkin (yes, she’s black) and Boots. All three of these fur kids came into my life in different ways- Hershey was my husband’s cat before he and I got married, Pumpkin came from… Read more »
Faithful Friday 4-6
World Party Day

Here’s an idea everyone can get behind- World Party Day! The idea comes from the book “Flight- a Quantum Fiction Novel” written 1995 by Vanna Bonta. At the end of this sci fi novel there is a worldwide celebration that takes place on April 3rd 2000. While not necessarily hugely important to the overall plot (which is pretty confusing to… Read more »
Independently……. Married?

Something I’ve heard from several women lately is that they are “too independent to be married”. Now, most of the women saying this to be are recently divorced or in the midst of divorce, so it certainly makes sense that marriage isn’t high on their list of favorite things right now. However, I 1000% wholeheartedly reject the underlining premise, which… Read more »
Faithful Friday 3-30
#Marchforourlives

In the tail end of a snowstorm on the morning of March 24th I participated in the March for our Lives that took place in Mankato Minnesota. I was amazed how many people showed up in the really awful weather. I was amazed at the number of people who drove by who gave us a “thumbs up” sign or other… Read more »
Faithful Friday 3-23
An open letter to the people of Iowa

Today the President of the company I work for (Metalcraft Inc) came to my cube to congratulate me on my 10 year work anniversary there. I knew the date was coming up – my hire date was March 17th- but it really sunk in after chatting with Steve. 10 years at Metalcraft equals 12 years in Iowa. 12 great years…. Read more »