My Life as the Glue

Tag: memory lane

March 22, 2010

Post-playdate

The toys and clothes are put away, the bedspread and blankets back on the bed. The dishwasher and dryer are humming, the garbage taken out. The soup is gone, the coffee drunk, the bread dunked. The kids are stripped and bathed and sleeping. I sit here with the rest of …Read the Rest

Broken roads and second chance weddings
January 30, 2010

Broken roads and second chance weddings

There’s no shame in a second chance – a nugget of beautiful, redemptive wisdom I wish I had known on …Read the Rest

This really happened (2009, that is)
December 31, 2009

This really happened (2009, that is)

A (crazy) year in the life of a southern gospel wife January – I celebrated my first birthday on Facebook. …Read the Rest

Betty & bacon
August 20, 2009

Betty & bacon

We’ve been using that pre-cooked Oscar Meyer bacon for about a year. I never buy the regular stuff anymore.. the …Read the Rest

The gazebo in Steger
June 6, 2009

The gazebo in Steger

I lived in South Chicago Heights, but Steger is where I grew up. It’s where the schools were, the library, …Read the Rest