She was standing, staring listlessly at the merchandise on the children’s medicine aisle at CVS. As I searched for Ali’s Ibuprofen, she turned to me and asked, “How do you know what to buy? I mean, there are so many options. It’s just overwhelming!” I looked into her eyes for the first time. She looked […]
A Deeply Personal Note.
Last weekend, A friend and former coworker that I have known for 13 years passed away. I saw on Facebook that he had died, but not how. He was only ten years older than me, so I knew that his death, however it occurred, had to have been tragic. So I googled his name and […]
Twenty Minutes Away.
We took Ali with us today to have the opportunity to give away some of her toys, and to help serve our community. We fixed Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and served BBQ donated by Jim N Nick’s to tornado victims and volunteers. And I am not naive in thinking that what Ali saw today won’t […]
Relief Updates…and…Couponing Advice Needed!
I’ve been able to share about some new Tornado relief options on two other blogs lately, so I wanted to update here as well. And I know that I’m talking a LOT about our tornadoes right now – I hope you’ll understand and bear with me – but that’s quite simply our life right now. […]
How To Be a Tornado Relief Hero By Using Social Media.
We all know that in the past, disaster relief has been a disaster. Katrina, Ivan, the Oil Spills – they’ve all been a nightmare of unhelpful help. There’s administration. And paperwork. And too many people wanting to help with not enough people being able to point them in a direction. And politics – different relief […]
My “How to Help” Recommendations.
I’m going to go back to “normal” blogging next week, although I’ll still be, I’m sure, in tornado-mindset personally. However, many of you have asked how you can help, so I wanted to compile a list of a few easy ways to help the many hurting people of our state. But first, here is a […]
The Aftermath.
First of all, thank you SO MUCH for all of your thoughts and prayers last night. We had no power, no television, no phone service on our home phone or cell phones, but we could get spotty Twitter, Facebook, and email on our phones, and it was really wonderful to be able to focus my […]
Alabama
** Update: we’re okay but the damage to the state is devastating. I don’t ever remember tornadoes hitting three major metropolitan areas in one day. I’ll share more when we get our power back, whenever that may be. Cell phones also aren’t working so if you’re in Alabama, let me know you’re okay, too! *** […]
All Good Things…(or semi-decent things.. or marginally acceptable things…)
This past weekend while Chris and I were retreating for our anniversary, we did a lot of planning for the future. …what we wanted our family to look like over the next ten years… …how things should change now that we have TWO kids… …what our priorities should be… …what was most important to our […]
Answers, Part Three: Everything Else.
In a final dose, here are the answers to the rest of your questions from last week. Kim – Are you going to have a big family or is this it? Or is it too soon to say? Where would you travel to if you could go anywhere? We are pretty sure we’re done at […]