It’s easy for me to sit on the sidelines and watch others race by. I’m not competitive, so I can easily let you go ahead of me. I don’t jump the gun like some personalities. Instead I stay back and I wait and wait. And yet sometimes I wonder…
Read moreFor the past ten years I have owned a cleaning service business. One of the greatest qualifications that I possess for this kind of business is being OCD. It really comes in handy especially when I meet people like I did the other day. I went to give a residential quote to a woman…
Read moreAmerica loves dramatic “before and after” stories. We can’t tear ourselves away from The Biggest Loser, What Not to Wear, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. We cheer with the crowd when they shout “move that bus!” We impatiently wait on the edge of our seat for the ugly duckling turned…
Read moreMy children’s bible had three pictures in it. One was of the crucifixion, and, I confess, it mesmerized me, so I flipped to it often and stared long and hard. Baffled, I would wonder, who would do that?! Crucify someone? Who could inflict such gruesome torture? What’s worse, it looked…
Read moreI am a nester. No matter where I live, I always strive to create an environment that reflects who I am. I use fabrics, furniture, paintings, photographs and mementos to make it special. I’ve often told my husband that for me our nest is a safe place where we can…
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