Dapper Is as Dapper Does

On our school’s campus we are blessed to have a thrift store where, as faculty and staff, we can get clothes for ourselves and our family for free. Ryan and I were perusing the racks and shelves the other day when he picked up a plaid scarf. He tried it on, and asked me if [...]

A Post About Something I Know Virtually Nothing About

It’s in the title – you’ve been forewarned. I’m spewing thoughts on something I know virtually nothing about. A couple of weeks ago Ryan and I were visiting his parents, and his mom indicated that she’d like Ryan to look through his old closet and to see if there was anything he’d like to have [...]

Stuff White People Like: The Dolphin Edition

There’s a little website many of us know and love called Stuff White People Like. If you’re like me, you love this site because it hits the nail on the head and makes you laugh out loud, while making you realize how stupid you are all at once (yes, I am guilty of many of [...]

Please Excuse Me While I Rant

I just have to rant about The Snuggie. I hate this freaking thing, and I’m feeling more passionate about my hatred today than usual. First of all, if you don’t know what a Snuggie is, you must stop right now and watch the commercial. And if you do know what it is, you should watch [...]

At Least I Should Be Happy Our Society Is Still Literate?

I have sort of a weird obsession with missing persons cases, particularly when they involve females and/or have an interesting twist. Although it is not technically a missing persons case, I have always been fascinated by the JonBenet Ramsey murder case, and hope someday they can truly get it solved. I was pretty much obsessed [...]

Exercise Sucks

I often hear people say really strange things that I don’t understand, such as, “I can’t wait to get to the gym!” or “On my way for my morning run!” or “I just can’t make it through the day without my morning workout.” I find these statements truly bizarre because I hate exercise. There – [...]

Apology…and Some Thoughts on Taylor Swift

First off, I want to apologize because I feel like this is turning into exclusively a book review blog! While I was on summer break I had lots of time to relax and be alone with my thoughts, so I was coming up with lots of things to blog about, but I am now into [...]

What’s the Greater Robbery?

While playing Cold War Kids during class today, I was struck by some of the lyrics from “Passing the Hat.” I’ve been struck by them before, but this is the first time I have actually intentionally pondered them:
Look up from the hymnal, look ’round at the faces
Of families closing their eyes
We’re taking Communion and passing [...]

What It Was Supposed to Be Was This Humongous Love

In the past few weeks I have discovered and subsequently developed an obsession with Neko Case’s music. I was listening to her on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour tonight and heard an amazing quote I have to share. In talking about a gospel record she found at a thrift store and became obsessed with, she [...]

The Value of Homemaking

Lately I have been tossing around some ideas in my mind about homemaking and having a nice home, and I’m hoping to sort them out in this post. I can vividly recall the excitement I felt when Ryan and I were first engaged and I was able to start planning our new home together. It [...]