One of my favorite and most enduring Momisms from my childhood is “The only difference between a plain woman and a beautiful woman is God or a boatload of money.” Setting aside the whole “inner beauty is the only true beauty” argument that has been gaining foothold in our culture over the years, I’ve found that, at least on a superficial level, Mom was […]
Thou Shalt Not Tell a Lie. Unless Thou is Married
With social media blowing up with posts about Valentine’s Day and everyone anticipating the fat little cupid and the romantic gifts he’ll leave behind, I got curious about some lesser-known holidays that we don’t celebrate with quite the same group enthusiasm. A quick Google search came up with Laughing Day, Pork Rind Appreciation Day, International Sex Bomb Day, 50 Llamas Day, and […]
Aging Gracefully. Not as Easy as it Sounds
I recently overheard a conversation between two gorgeous 20-somethings, all toned bodies, porcelain skin, mile-high legs, butts you could bounce a quarter off of, and boobs still up where God originally put them. One held up her wine glass, making a toast, and declared, “I don’t believe in plastic surgery. I’m going to age naturally.” […]
14 Reasons I Could Never Be Married to Me
On our anniversary this year, Hubs gave me a beautiful, oversize card that listed a few of my better qualities and why Hallmark thought he scored when we got married. As I was reading it, I found myself mentally rewriting the card with reasons he didn’t get quite so lucky but chose to stick it out anyway, which is actually […]
He Tried to Dump Me. We Got Married Instead
Kenny and I almost didn’t get married. During our dating year prior to the wedding, he dumped me. Twice. He’d be quick to jump in here and state that it wasn’t for lack of love. He just wasn’t sure we could go the distance. He’d been married a couple of times before (as had I) and was […]
Say What?? 12 Stupid Things People Say
We’ve all heard them. We might have even said them from time to time. “It’s like comparing apples to oranges.” “It’s for the best.” “When God closes a door, He opens a window.” We pepper our daily conversations with a lengthy list of cliches and sayings that, regardless of our best intentions, may or may […]
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