Marriage, Messes and Miracles
My husband John and I were attracted to each other kind of like moths to fire. He liked that I was quiet, and that my family sat in silence around the kitchen table, listening to each other’s forks scrape the plates. I liked that he was loud, and that his family was whooping it up during mealtimes … laughing, talking all at once, sometimes...
Lying, Denying and Justifying
The phrase “lying, denying and justifying” describes anyone’s behavior but my own. It tells about people who take little responsibility for their unproductive, unfortunate and unlucky lives. For instance, the fellow who drinks a case of beer, only admits to drinking one, and downplays the inevitable DUI. And the woman who applies for credit...
You Lie (okay, okay. so do i.)
Warning. Denial ahead. Our daughter licks cookie dough from the beaters and eats cake icing by the spoonful. She spreads Nutella on her waffle for breakfast unless she is eating icing-drenched cinnamon rolls from McDonalds. When we went to dinner recently, she ordered her own dessert even though her husband suggested they share. None of this...
Self-Acceptance and the Stubbed Toe
“I took off all my clothes and stood in front of a full-length mirror. I told myself, ‘You’re going to stand here until you love what you see.’ It took time, but I did it. I walked away with some self-acceptance.” This quote is from an overweight friend who was at her wit's end. I thought of her just after I stubbed my toe in a frenzy to make...
Preach 'Em Into Hell, a sermon about love
"Do you feel the Holy Spirit, right here, right now? Do you feel him?" “I think so.” “You think so? Either you do or you don’t.” Sitting across from a family member in a fast food restaurant, I listened while he talked about my salvation. He questioned whether I was a Christian. Instead of arguing or leaving, I ate my roast beef sandwich while...
Blogged Down
“I noticed you haven't been blogging. Any reason?” emailed a writer friend a couple of weeks ago. I had not posted on my blog in April, not one single time. Yep, there was a reason. I contracted a terrible case of blog envy. I’m not sure when it began, but in March I posted I wanted to write like author and entrepreneur Seth Godin. Next,...
Ernest Hemingway Created Twitter
Okay, so Twitter was before Ernest Hemingway’s time. But you have to admit, he knew how to write a tweet. The author’s tight writing would surely have fit the character count, and his choice of words, worthy of a retweet. Here are writing tips handed to him when he was a reporter at the Kansas City Star. 1. Use short sentences. 2. Use short...
Hi, I’m Kim.
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