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in April 2023

What’s Your OOTD??

For those of us unfamiliar with fashion blogging or Instagram influencers who share style tips, let me get straight to it: #OOTD is an abbreviation for “Outfit of the Day.” While I have seen that hashtag on social media, I still needed to look it up for this article as fashion is definitely not my ...

Make Your Big Decisions Here

You know what puts things into sharp focus? Death. That’s what. Clearly, I’m not talking about one’s own passing. Because that would make the phrase “sharp focus” a somewhat inert point. I’m referring instead to the brevity of life which brings our priorities into perspective. In the last week, I attended two funerals, one online and ...

Don’t Let This Stop You

“When I first saw you walk on stage I thought to myself, “I don’t think this lady can teach me very much,”" she said. Her words threw me for a loop, especially since this was the first time we were meeting. Our church service had just wrapped up and she had come up to me to ...

Where Sorrow and Love Flow Mingled Down

My 13-year-old daughter and I were chatting about Sunday service at our church when she commented, “You know, mama, when the speaker asked the congregation what important day was coming up, I almost said, “Black Friday” instead of “Good Friday.” Clearly, Black Friday sales seem to be deeply ingrained in my daughter’s teenage psyche. She has ...
MEET SUSAN

I love words. But you probably figured that out by now, considering this website essentially collates my words on the web. Read More…