Respected women, part 2

On September 15th, I wrote a post about my maternal grandmother and how I respected her efforts in raising a family during the Great Depression. On the other side of Missouri, there was another woman who was doing the same thing. She is my paternal grandmother and lived outside of St. Louis in the Wentzville …

That kind of woman

As if fashion magazines weren't detrimental enough. It's common knowledge we, as women, feel more inadequate after viewing "women's magazines" that are supposed to be targeted to us. Ridiculously thin, gorgeous models and unrealistic beauty expectations can make even the most confident woman shudder with self-doubt. But if you really want to feel inadequate, read Proverbs 31. This …

Creative Exchange: Emotions Overwhelmed

The Cre­ative Exchange is all about “your camera in one hand, your heart in the other.” And this particular photo is the epitome of having my camera in one hand and my heart in the other. Some of you recognize this photo, but if you don't...let me explain. This is the grandgirl, Peanut. Way back …

Will you hold my bag[gage]?

Life is messy. Army Wife found that out a few years ago when her first marriage was dissolving. What appeared to be a good match turned out to be anything but. She was 12 hours away and I couldn't do anything except watch. Facing a difficult time, the only thing I wanted was for her …

The kids were crabby and it was raining

Are you a woman? Did you vote in the last election? No? Why not? Forgot? Too tired? Too busy? Running late for….? The kids were crabby? Didn’t have a babysitter? It was my turn to carpool? Stopping wasn’t convenient? Didn’t care about the issues? It was raining/snowing/too hot/ too cold? You've probably seen the email …