Hospital stays can be very disconcerting and this past week I found myself navigating the hospital system when my sweet mama had an unexpected stay. While I am no expert on hospitals I did come away with a few pointers that I thought I would Continue reading →
Words of wisdom. Quotable quotes. Words to live by. I find inspiration in quotes from other people. I have even tried to come up with a few meme worthy quotes of my own but nothing has really gone viral. I am still waiting for that Continue reading →
When we had a short stint living in Australia we had to learn some new words and terms for things. It was pretty easy to assimilate into a society where English was spoken but we found some of the words that they used a little Continue reading →
I never thought I would be writing to an inmate. I never thought I would be sending letters and cards to a blogger friend who was incarcerated. I never thought that one of the most generous and loving “imaginary friends” that I have met in Continue reading →
Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani girl who decided at an early age to be an activist for change in her country. As a blogger for BBC Urdu she wrote about her life and the unfair and often inhumane treatment by the Taliban that occupied Continue reading →
There are days, aren’t there? Days when nothing seems to be going quite the way it was intended to go. Days when the littlest thing sets off a major avalanche of incidents that change the whole trajectory of the day. It is those days that Continue reading →
It has been a while since I have shared a few of my favorite things with you here on It’s Just Life. Every once in awhile I find some things that make my life so much better and I just feel like I need to shout Continue reading →
Did you ever think about what you would like for your last supper? Prisoners have long had “a last supper” request where they are allowed to choose a menu. If you knew without any uncertainty that you were going to die tomorrow what would be Continue reading →
I am a happy person. It is just who I am. God made me happy. That, in my humble opinion, is a good thing. I try to look on the bright side of things. Glass half full. Walking on the sunny side of the street. Continue reading →
Do you ever wish to be young again? A recent trip to Kiawah Island where Chris and I honeymooned almost 34 years ago had me pondering that very question and my answer came up to be an emphatic no. I love where I am in Continue reading →
