Ursula | August 29, 2009
You know that little radio in your head that gets a song stuck on repeat that is so hard to get out of your head sometimes? I have no idea why, but Lionel Richie‘s “Face in the Crowd (featuring Trijntje Oosterhuis)” has been in my head all week.
Ursula | August 26, 2009
I had to fold some sheets last night. For most of my adult life, I have hated folding sheets. I despise folding sheets. When I was younger, folding sheets was not as big of a deal, probably because it was twin sheets back then. I know that it was earlier for some people, but I [...]
Ursula | August 24, 2009
Every semester, on the first day of class, for at least the past five years, I have asked myself why I did not take the day off from whatever other job I may have been working at the time. Today is the first day of class at the college where I teach, and I am [...]
Ursula | April 28, 2009
Twenty-one days ago, I finally picked a goal on which I wanted to work and wanted to try to make into a daily habit. I put the good habit bookmarks into practice and made a habit of something that I have been trying to make a daily habit of for years—studying the bible. I did not want [...]
Ursula | March 26, 2009
So, I was looking at my list of goals, which I keep posted above my desk, and I was thinking that I have only achieved one of these goals since I put it up. To add to that, I even moved one of the short term goals down further on the list to the mid-term [...]
Ursula | March 4, 2009
I have had some life experiences in the past month or so that have caused me to experience more stress in my life. Oddly enough, around the same time my stress reached a peak, my job was having stress management sessions for everyone at work.
Ursula | February 10, 2009
…or not. So, my mother overheard me one day saying that I was tired of looking at one fish. I love my betta, but I am used to having more fish around. My parents have a 50 gallon tank that always has a nice group of fish in it. So, this is what I am [...]
Ursula | February 4, 2009
During my life I have had several people, usually guys, refer to me as an angel. If I am an angel, then God forgot to tell me, and I am probably wasting His time.
Ursula | January 20, 2009
In the months since President elect Barack Obama has won that title, I have heard so many people talk about him as “The One,” “Our Saviour,” and other similar appellations. I even hear church people talk and write in this fashion about Obama.
Ursula | January 19, 2009
It irritates me how hardly any place of business recognizes today as a holiday. I have heard stories of people who had to bargain at their jobs to get the day off. One such story involved the employees giving up Columbus Day to have MLK Day off.
Ursula | January 10, 2009
So, my extended family had a celebratory event for an elderly relative of mine this weekend. They try to have something for him every year; however, this year, this person is pretty sickly, and the family is thinking that this may be the last one for him. So, my brother asked if I wanted to ride with him to [...]
Ursula | January 8, 2009
In a previous post I talked about old year’s resolutions, and one of mine was to finish the devotional I started earlier in the year. Well, it did not work out too well, but I can at least say today that I finally finished! It was supposed to be a 60 day devotional but instead [...]
Ursula | January 6, 2009
There are a few things in my home that have been difficult to use because they remind me of him. Now before knowing, some of you may say to just throw the stuff out. Most things that could be thrown out were thrown out when I moved. But some things have too much value, and [...]
Ursula | January 3, 2009
So, for the first time since the divorce has been final, I went out by myself. I think the real reason it took me so long to do so was because of the snow and cold. Still, there was some anxiety about going it alone. The funny thing is that I was not supposed to be going [...]
Ursula | January 1, 2009
Before I got married, I loved being alone. I loved having my own space and writing my own day each and every day. I loved not having to be concerned about what someone else wanted to do. I loved not having to have things set up at home with the consideration of someone else in [...]
