Thoughts

Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney

Claudia Mair Burney is not safe. Wounded is not safe. Thank God. Thank God for a book that challenges my faith. One that allows me to get my hands dirty and doesn’t care that it pulled me in the mud. One that doesn’t apologize for life, but rather takes this ugly life and shows me that Jesus is there. The … Read More

Context 21

You take the good with the bad, right? Phil and I attended Context 21 (Sci-fi/fantasy/horror) this past weekend. Pros Price. $35 for the entire weekend, $50 for my Gary Braunbeck‘s Short Story Master Class, $79/night hotel. Food was on us (and we spent way less than the $150 I budgeted,) but there was a “con suite” in which sandwich makings, … Read More

Thursday at The Horrible Homeschooler

New post up at The Horrible Homeschooler.Remembering 9/11 Differently— Sometimes breaking the rules is okay. And by the way, if you’d like to contribute to The Horrible Homeschooler, please email me! That’s mLpendergrass

Weird

Someone came to my blog from this search: “How to poop a platypus” They landed on my Mammogram and Platypus Poop page. Believe it or not, yet another person landed her from using the search terms “Platypus poop” who would’ve thought those would be the terms that directed people here? And then someone searched: “Toad sump pump” and landed on … Read More

Thursday at The Horrible Homeschooler

New post up at The Horrible Homeschooler. Conflict and Priorities— Failure to start school on time. Again. And by the way, if you’d like to contribute to The Horrible Homeschooler, please email me! That’s mLpendergrass

Tackle It Tuesday #119

I’ve tried to make a conscious effort the past six weeks to keep up my previous tackles because the Fly Lady I ain’t. (Get dressed and put on shoes every morning? You have got to be kidding me.) So every week I’ve been looking at my pretty After Tackle pictures to inspire me to spend a few minutes putting things … Read More

Thursday at The Horrible Homeschooler

New post up at The Horrible Homeschooler. Planners, Schedules, and Lists— And failure to start school on the first day of school. And by the way, if you’d like to contribute to The Horrible Homeschooler, please email me! That’s mLpendergrass

Tackle It Tuesday #118

I don’t know if I’ve ever tackled my sideboard and homeschool shelf? I might have been too embarrassed but with the Christmas Tree in July tackle, there’s no shame left. So here’s my sideboard before.No. That’s not an Easter basket. Don’t be ridiculous!Yeah. I’m lying. It is. But hey, it got put away faster than the Christmas tree!My sideboard after: … Read More

Shadow Shot Sunday #14

Well Done Grasshopper You can see all of my Shadow Shot Sunday entries here. Visit Hey Harriet for more!