Ursula | June 26, 2011
Change is difficult. It does not matter if it is good change or bad change. It does not matter if it is change that you want to happen or change that you do not want to happen. The fact of the matter is that change is hard. I have been talking with a friend about [...]
Ursula | January 31, 2011
Yesterday, we at Wyoming Avenue Church of Christ were blessed to hear a sermon from Terrance McClain entitled The Power of the Dream. The gist of the sermon seemed to be that if you can still breathe, then you are alive, and there still something for you to do. He talked about people who had [...]
Ursula | January 20, 2011
Years ago when I was taking a marriage class, we studied the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. I thought that the book made some good points, and I also believed that it could be beneficial to not only people in marital or romantic relationships, but to everyone. According to the book, The [...]
Ursula | September 5, 2010
I think that I can safely say that I will not be attending Arts, Beats, & Eats again. This event, touted as “outstanding family entertainment at a very low cost” on its own web site, was mostly a disappointment.
Ursula | May 22, 2010
I previously mentioned that my niece is graduating from high school this year. With the coming of the end of the school year, there are a host of ceremonies and banquets that students like my niece get to attend in honor of their achievements. In the past week and a half, my niece has attended [...]
Ursula | May 1, 2010
…because you can do that more easily now in Michigan! When I arrived at work yesterday, I was confused about why so many people were smoking so far away from the building’s entrance. Usually when I go into work, there is a group of smokers so close to the door that it is impossible to [...]
Ursula | March 11, 2010
When I was younger, I used to chew my tongue regularly. It is not quite as gross as it sounds. It is more like a repeated grazing of the teeth up against the sides of the tongue. It does not hurt or anything like that. I am usually doing something else and thinking about something [...]
Ursula | January 18, 2010
I wore my college class ring for the first time in years today. I do not think that I have worn it since shortly after graduating from graduate school. I was compelled to wear the ring after randomly thinking about class rings this weekend. At that point, I realized that my parents spent a good [...]
Ursula | January 14, 2010
Another great has left us with sad hearts and empty ears. Teddy Pendergrass passed away yesterday. With a voice that would bring a girl to her knees and an unmatched contribution to music, he will surely be missed.
Ursula | December 15, 2009
That was one question that I hated fielding when I was married. Because of society’s traditional views and expectations, this is viewed as a logical question for married couples. However, if you feel comfortable enough to ask a couple this, then you should at least know whether or not they even want kids… The questions [...]
Ursula | November 7, 2009
Some of the men that I have encountered since my divorce have been so desperately looking for a wife, some a second wife, that I think that they be missing an important point. I am in a place right now where I am making a concerted effort to put God first in all aspects of [...]
Ursula | October 27, 2009
While the Obama administration twiddles its thumbs, trying to figure out what to do about healthcare, some citizens are taking matters into their own hands. Having lived without healthcare for a considerable portion of my adult life, the thought has crossed my mind, although very briefly, more than once in my life, but I know [...]
Ursula | October 13, 2009
…and the sting is no less. Today would have been Matthew Edward Scheer‘s 31st birthday, but he decided that he did not want to be around for it. Earlier this month, I watched Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, again. The first time that I saw the movie was with Matt when it came [...]
Ursula | September 14, 2009
It took a really long time to happen, but it finally happened to me today. Far too many times, I have been riding on the bus, and I see a rider ask another rider/stranger to use their cell phone for some reason or another. After seeing this a few times, I had to wonder how [...]
Ursula | September 9, 2009
My family has always been one where we hug and kiss each other before we part ways. We quite often do the same when we first meet up, as well. Over the years, I have started hugging non-family members more. It is always a comforting thought to think that the last thing that I did [...]
