Being overweight isn’t easy. In restaurants people stare at your plate. In airplanes they size up your hips and look disgusted when you sit near them. At job interviews they ask about your health because they are rightly concerned that it might cause their insurance to go up. They sometimes call you names or say mean things as you are…
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The one and only cleaning tip I know I learned from Debby Boone. Seriously, for real. I confess, I have never actually met her, but I felt like I did back in 1982 when I read her book,“Debby Boone, My Life So Far.” (Yes, I know…I’m old.) One — She honored her mom and dad and really listened to their…
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A few weeks ago I shared with you the story of the Paprika Chicken. (One of my funniest stories ever!) This week I am sharing how I make it now. (FYI – Because I am domestically-impaired, as I was learning to cook I needed everything spelled out for me in detail. I promise to always try to do that for…
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I walked into the room, sat down at the table, and realized quickly that I was the youngest one there. I wasn’t really young…thirty-six to be exact, but I was decades younger than anyone else. I had signed up to attend our church’s weekly ladies Bible study. We were new to the town, (although we had lived there during college)…
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Some days just stink. They are hard. They are lonely. When it happens I usually chalk it up to hormones; after all, I am that age. But it could be a hard day for any number of reasons: grey skies, being tired, a friend moving away, burning dinner, the Sooners losing a football game. (Smile) I’ve learned that when those…
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