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• "So help me God": My week on a federal jury
  on Dec 4, 2016 in federal court federal jury duty jury duty serving jury duty
  You know that kind of sinking feeling you get when you open up that official envelope and you see "Summons for Jury Service"? Yeah, well I had that same reaction recently. Except this time, it wasn't for "regular" jury duty. This was FEDERAL jury dut...
• SWF Seeks Miracle
  on Aug 27, 2016 in dating dating in 40s dating in 50s middle age dating middle aged and single relationships
  Forty-something year old (OK, basically 50), divorced mother of two seeks 40-50-something year old divorced/widowed (how is that somehow now a credential?) man for long-term relationship. How is it that I am still doing this? Again? And again and aga...
• First Day of the Next Four Years of His Life, Take Two
  on Aug 17, 2016 in advice on first day of school first day of freshman year first day of high school
  On August 17th, 2011, my oldest son embarked upon his four-year journey through high school. On that day, I wrote what I wished I could have told him (First Day of the Next Four Years of His Life) but didn’t dare due to the whole teenage angst thin...
• Tales of the Bad News Mom
  on Jul 31, 2016 in Bad News Bears empty nest motherhood fail mothering
  I wasn’t really prepared for this. Not that I was prepared for ANY of it. As I’ve said numerous time, I never thought I’d get married, let alone have kids. So my learning curve in both of those areas might have been “curvier” than most. Th...
• You Go On
  on Jun 19, 2016
  Sometimes, people come into your life – and they change you. Such is the case with Mary.It’s true – there is “something about Mary”. And I’m sure it started with her mother. Norma and me, on her porch.Now THERE'S a story. Norma was a...
• Wanted: My Person
  on May 31, 2016 in best friends Christina Yang Grey's Anatomy Meredith Gray You're my person
  "You're my person." This iconic phrase originated on Grey's Anatomy when the stoic, abrasive, driven and emotionally volatile Christina Yang finally admits to Meredith that she is her "person". Why this saying never took root earlier is beyond me. It...
• I Love to Watch You Run
  on May 20, 2016
  Back in 2013, I happened upon one of those "being the best parent you can be" articles that usually makes me roll my eyes and slide one more rung down the "Parent of the Year" ladder. But this one was different. It was called, "6 Words You Should Say...
• Pessimism: Helping Me Look on the Bright Side Since 1966
  on May 12, 2016 in being a pessimist benefits of being a pessimist glass half empty glass half full optimism vs. pessimism pessimism realist
  I don’t like to say I’m a pessimist. That sounds so, I dunno, pessimistic. Now, I know for a FACT I’m not an optimist. Never have been. And even if I was an optimist, I’m sure I’d fail miserably at it. Since pessimism has such a negative co...
• Parents – A Word of Advice: Be Curious (Before It's Too Late)
  on Apr 20, 2016 in drug abuse and mental health drugs in high school substance abuse in teens talking to your teens about drugs and alcohol teen alcohol use Teen drug abuse teen drug addiction
  Each year, one of the local high schools hosts a forum for parents entitled “Trends in Teen Drug and Alcohol Use: Helping our Teens Make Positive Choices”. The presentation is led by various law and drug enforcement personnel as well as a su...
• Watch out - this girl's finally taking SHAPE.
  on Mar 25, 2016 in 1 Corinthians 12:18 1 Peter 4:10 SHAPE SHAPE assessment spiritual gifts
  I have always wished to be different. I mean, I KNOW I'm different. Everyone is, of course. I mean different than who I am. Different looks. Different personality. Different intelligence. Different interests. I've always wanted to be someone else - n...

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