Don’t ya hate when you make a public declaration about something you feel passionate about, only to have to retract it a few months or years later. Well I am there. Earlier this year I admitted that I was done with Weight Watchers, that after a multi year affair with ole WW, even becoming a lifetime member, I was tired …
So it’s Sunday and despite Harold Camping’s prediction it seems the world is still here. I sent my brother a text message yesterday and he didn’t respond, for a moment I thought maybe he had been taken and I was left behind. Then I got a call this morning from my Dad, the retired minister and he is definitely still …
So according to Harold Camping and his merry band of dupes…oopps that would be followers the world shall be ending tomorrow May 21, 2011. It’s easy to laugh this away but despite the fact I have struggled with my faith in recent years, the truth is my connection to Evangelical Christianity runs deep. Earlier this week, I found myself deep …
This past week, Northern New England and later the entire country was riveted by the case of the little boy found dead here in Maine this past Saturday. No one knew who he was, not only was it a dead child, but was there no one out there missing their child, was the thought that many had. Yesterday though due …
Most of us working stiffs have always known that the rich and the powerful often have a different set of standards than the rest of us. Every class has its own rules but there are times when one is so intoxicated on their personal power that they do something that that despite their wealth and their power will lead to …
This is the type of post when I wonder should I write it or not? While I am a fairly open book on my blog and in real life as I have said before even I have my limits to what I will share, but in the past few days as I prepared for the Spousal Unit and I to …
Last night I was lounging with the Spousal Unit and found myself engaged in an interesting twitter conversation that provides the inspiration for today’s post. I was talking with a fellow blogger who made a few statements that really made me stop and think, but ultimately ponder the question is there a difference between choosing a lifestyle of simplicity where …
I must say that as a Black woman of a certain age, I was never a big fan of Lauren Hill’s music, she had a few songs I really dug but honestly I was more an Erykah Badu gal. That said I have always found Ms. Hill’s personal life far more fascinating as far as the choices she seems to …
Six months ago, I took what for me was a bold step and decided to take part in a women’s circle, considering the state of my finances it felt not only luxurious but silly. Yet the past six months have been a whirlwind, being in the company of other women, many grappling with similar issues has encouraged me to look …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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