Yep, that’s the name of my daughter Varonika’s alter ego, who happens to be a super she-ro with all the super-powers ever invented. She even has the ability to turn into a ghost, which, according to Super Sassy Sophia (S.S.S.), is the most powerful one ’cause you can turn invisible and walk through walls and [...]
This morning I had a revelation: guilt is totally unnecessary.
This, in spite of the fact that everyone I know has some measure of guilt about something.
It’s completely unnecessary.
There’s never a reason or cause to feel guilt, and by the time you finish reading this post you may think a little differently about it, even if [...]
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Today, while walking the pier with my 7-year-old daughter Varonika, we caught a glimpse of an unusual experience for us.
There were people on the pier fishing, as usual. The difference is that this time, one of the lines that was in the water was yanking this way and that. The man whose line it belonged [...]
I’ve been having a personal issue with tithing. The question that comes to mind most often: how do I tithe when there are other obligations to be met and writing out a big tithe check seems counterintuitive and financially counterproductive?
And the next thought: yes, I’m writing the check, but I don’t feel completely and wholeheartedly [...]
This past Friday, it was my intention to experience and emanate peace, and to infuse peace into everything I did.
Well, when I arrived at Mr. Tire, the peaceful notion I had just had a few minutes earlier was already being challenged. I sat in the customer seating area waiting for my tire to be either [...]
Here it is, the middle of July, and Dasher, Prancer and Vixen come to mind. It’s hot outside, and inside (due to my disbelief in artificial air conditioning–I only use it when it gets very uncomfortable) and my mind is on the fleet that tugs Santa and his toys across the Christmas sky.
Then the thought [...]
My back right tire has a slow leak, so I thought it needed repairing. When I got to the tire shop, it turns out I need a new tire, the hole couldn’t be plugged.
I think life is like a set of tires.
When there’s nothing wrong with the tires on my car, I take them for [...]
Yesterday was my oldest daughter’s birthday, she turned that ubiquitous age of 18–she’s just grown enough to sign papers, yet still not grown enough to handle alcohol or living on her own.
What’s the barometer to gauge whether a youth is truly ready to handle the world at large? Just because the age requirement has been [...]
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I was strolling through Bowie Town Center yesterday afternoon and wandered into the Hallmark store. There, on one of the shelves locked away in a glass cabinet was a beautiful angel, with the word PATIENCE written in beautiful lettering across her purple robe. I fell in love, partly because I collect angels, but also [...]
This morning, right in the middle of a prayer, out of nowhere, I started laughing. I got into a funny mood, for no particular reason.
It made me think of the reply my grandmother gave me when I asked her for her secret to living to 95 (and still being in her right mind): “Valerie, you [...]
