At present I am sitting near a very ugly person. I have been trying to focus on my work, but it is difficult to deflect the continual stream of profanity being issued by her mouth. It is really ugly, what sin does to t…

My mother said the kind of yarn I'd picked for my very first knitting project was akin to starting out your science education with Einstein's theories.Of course, Einstein's simple elegance makes it a natural for beginner…

I did not hear from the teenager who had a fit on me last week, so today I have to call her mother and suggest we meet elsewhere. If she reacts badly (the mother is nearly as bad as the teenager, and therein lies the pr…

Thanks for all the advice and links and things. I still don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm a righty, btw, but I do love lefties, so thanks for thinking that.Anyway, what happens is that there is nothing to loosen or …

I tutor some kids. Most of the time, most of them do great and we have fun and they learn.Sometimes the problems that lead to kids needing tutoring rear their ugly heads.Tonight I dealt with two kids: one who wants to l…

It's not much, but it finally arrived. Just a light powder. It might melt before the boys see it.Growing Kids God's Way has really opened up my eyes to how much we have focused on our kids. It's not necessarily a good…

You can lead a horse to water, and you can only hold their head under for so long.--ZincWhiskers' husbandVery nice! I like!

What do you say or do when someone has pushed you too far? When you have bent over backward, sideways and inside out to try to meet someone in a place where they will be comfortable, responsible, say or do the right thi…

Holiness... is a purity of the heart, undefiled, separate from sin(ners). We cannot become holy without the Spirit of God. Galatians 5:22 tells us that the characteristics of holine…

Go, me!Have a read! You really need to get this CD if you have kids. I promise.:)You have to tell them your age and sex and zip, but there is no "registration" to visit the C-J's site. It is free. ENJOY!

I swear, I did not intend to fall under its evil spell...but corporate America has me by the jock, and it's all over this elaborate commercial for unhealthy cereal. Seriously.Listen to the mix I made on their site. A…

Health insurance is crazy.

About the instructor: Leslea M Harmon is a writer in New Albany, IN. She maintains four public journals online, and is an advocate of The Artist's Way program & other journaling programs. Married to local area pho…

I slept about 10.5 hours last night. I think yesterday's show was the best one for us, so far. Amazing.A bride and groom we met yesterday won the grand prize at the show, and they wanted to share it with someone so the…

It's all over but hauling the tree out, and sweeping up. Oh, and putting away the Nativity Scene and Christmas mobile.I really hated taking down all your lovely Christmas cards. I loved seeing them every day...so I inv…

Want to know how many calories you ate today? Use this quick search!Food Search: In other news, I'm so glad Office told me about NPR's Driveway Moments podcast, because today I got to listen to Yusef Islam, whom I feel g…

Well, the kids didn't last for the ball drop. Sean did, but the big boys were asleep.The church party wasn't really so great for small kids. They were bored during the comedian/magician part, and ran like crazy around …