The force is with me
Maybe I'm biased because Volkswagen's new North American production facility is almost within spittin' distance of my house. Or maybe it's because I'm in love with a bug. Or maybe it's because they're kinda crunchy. Or...
A funny thing happened when I was leaving Blissdom…
This was too difficult to write (facial expressions capture it much better than words) and too funny a story not to tell, so I offer you my first On Purpose vlog (not to be confused with the accidental one). p.s. I'm not really a vampire;...
Secrets dangled and unbagging cats
When Angie explained the "opportunity" she had for me, I wanted to scream and knock somebody down. For a blogger, it was better than combined into one. And I guess I could ultimately blame it on Amanda; it was she who "invited" me to host...
Tiny things are actually big things in disguise
I love receiving Christmas cards. The ones that include a letter detailing The Wonderful Lives of the senders? Well, if I'm honest, those are the ones I used to mock but now look most forward to. Having moved away from our hometown seven years...
The accidental vlogger
I was shocked one night to discover this on YouTube when I was searching for something else-- Meeting Pinki for the first time, the little girl from India I sponsor through Compassion International. It's was a beautiful, awkward, painful, heart-spinning...
Sometimes sex begins with breakfast…?!
In the same way "A kiss is a kiss and sometimes it's more," sometimes breakfast is breakfast and sometimes it's... the beginning of good things to come...! Husbands: Having been married a loooong time when surprises are few and far between,...
Mercy, me…this is beautiful!
By Mercy Me, this song has a powerful message I wish every tween and teenage girl could hear. But mostly believe. The lyrics bear repeating-- Days will come when you don't have the strengthAnd all you hear is you're not worth...
The results are in: YOUR choices for Beauty BFFs..and mine!
Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie. ~Robert Brault Recently I polled friends on Facebook and Twitter about their favorite beauty item...the one thing they never leave home without, their “Survivor”...
Blissdom’s best kept SECRET TIPS!
Next week 500 of my closest friends will descend upon Opryland to eat, sleep and dream all things blawg. For a blogger, it's Utopia...Shangri-La...Disney World...bliss; to our family, friends and everyone else, it's a freak show Star Trek convention....