Author Archives: Barbara

So many people live in the past and constantly lament what might have been.  They spend all their time focusing on things they can do nothing about.  They obsess over things like…if only I had married the geek I thought … Continue reading →

Hate is a strong word.  Some things just irritate me.  I try not to blur the line between the two.  However, I’ve decided that I hate chain letters.  Yes, hate is the right word.  I don’t just mildly dislike them.  … Continue reading →

Oxymora fascinate and confuse me.  (In case you didn’t know, “oxymora” is the plural for oxymoron.  A little fact I learned when my computer complained when I typed oxymorons.  You learn something new every day, but I digress.)  As I … Continue reading →

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American author, poet, doctor, and teacher of the 1800s.  Ever since I read his clever poem the Deacon’s Masterpiece about a one-hoss shay in high school I have been drawn to his work.  So … Continue reading →

Celebrating the New Year is an ancient custom dating back 4000 years to the Babylonians.  It had something to do with a New Moon and Vernal Equinox and such, but exactly why they selected this time of year to celebrate … Continue reading →

Each year it gets harder to buy Christmas gifts for loved ones who seem to have everything. What do you get the person who has everything?  Well, what gift would you give Jesus?  After all, it is His birthday we … Continue reading →

Remember the old Christmas song I’m Gettin’ Nuttin’ for Christmas?  It was pretty funny.  Some of us may think we’re gettin’ nuttin’ for Christmas as well.  Maybe we don’t have any friends.  Maybe we decided not to do a gift … Continue reading →

Many think the custom of giving gifts to loved ones at Christmastime came from the Magi giving gifts to the Christ child long ago. I’m not sure. However, giving Christmas gifts has become part of our lives. Unfortunately, some of … Continue reading →

It may be early in December but shoppers are already bustling to find that perfect Christmas gift. One gets the impression the recession is over, but it’s not. Some of us are still a little cost conscious so I thought … Continue reading →

“If only” are two little words that keep us from contentment. In the family favorite movie The Wizard of Oz little Dorothy from Kansas longs to fly over the rainbow to escape her problems. In a way she gets her … Continue reading →