Stop Saying That

WE DO NOT SAY HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY. I REPEAT- WE DO NOT SAY HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!! Memorial Day is not a happy day. It is a day to remember those who lost their lives in military service. Every single one of those people who lost their lives had people who loved them. They had parents. They have friends. Maybe they… Read more »
Faithful Friday 5-24
Buy a Musical Instrument Day

I feel like this holiday should be in the fall, but today is Buy a Musical Instrument Day. I am very fortunate that I grew up in a family that values music and playing instruments. I was gifted my clarinet when I was in high school and after my car it’s the most expensive thing I own. It’s the first… Read more »
Someone’s Got Their Head up Their Butker

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’d heard all the hubbub about Kansas City Chief’s kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at the Benedictine College in Atchinson Kansas. The usual suspects are complaining that he is being criticized for “speaking out about being a Christian”. Which is, of course, complete and utter crap. If Butker had given a speech about… Read more »
Faithful Friday 5-17
Dance Like a Chicken Day
FOMO, Northern Lights Edition

I’m kicking myself like crazy today. Somehow I missed the memo that the Northern Lights would be visible in my neck of the woods this past weekend. I don’t know how I missed it because now it seems like it was EVERYWHERE. My allergies were kicking my ass most of the week, so maybe I was just in a Benadryl… Read more »
Faithful Friday 5-10
Nature vs Nurture Feline Edition

There are few things I love more than my lil fuzzbutts- i.e. my cats. There isn’t anything like the feeling of coming home after a long day of work and seeing one or more of my babies running down the hall to see me. Or the contentment of having a purring kitty in my lap. The other night Pat and… Read more »