I’m bringing back my Buy, Borrow, Bypass book reviews! March was a stellar month for reading! In fact, I have no bypass recommendations at all. Of the six books I read, I recommend two buys and four borrows. Borrow: The Family Game, Catherine Steadman ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ You may think your family is weird and […]
Archives for March 2023
something more than just getting by
I have been a member of the Julie Gym for over 10 years. The Julie Gym is any area in my home where I store hand weights, resistance bands and an exercise mat. I’ve also been a member of the YMCA and Orange Theory Fitness at times, but well over 80% of that time has […]
ruth: a history lesson in loyalty, love and generosity
When you think of loyalty, what comes to mind? Are you loyal to your friends? Your spouse? Your job? Your college sports team? Your favorite makeup brand? Loyalty, like love, comes in various forms and encompasses a wealth of meanings. We can be loyal in relationships. We can be loyal to a job or an […]
rahab: rewriting your story
We all have a story. We all have that one moment, or possibly many, that we hope no one remembers and that we would like to forget ourselves. We have all made decisions and choices that, given a chance for a do-over, we would choose differently. As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month, we appreciate […]
something more to women’s history month: esther
March is recognized as Women’s History Month. According to Wikipedia, the WHM is held to highlight the contributions made by women to events in history and to our modern-day society. This notable month isn’t something new. In fact, the first International Women’s Day (part of the celebrated month) was in 1911. Women and activists and […]
something more
Under the oak tree was my playground. Growing up in a tiny, south Alabama town, my closest neighbor was a quarter of a mile down the road through woods and pasture. So I had no neighborhood kids to play with. But I had yard. Lots and lots of yard. And I had a large open […]