Can We Talk?

I Have a Question …

Karen

Today’s question is …

Are you a handywoman or handyman? Why or why not?

I’m not a handywoman – at all. Mainly because I don’t have the patience required to figure out a solution. And if I DO try something and it DOESN’T fix itself in the first two minutes, I’m done. And cranky. And playing the helpless female card.

Your turn …

Life-condensed

He’s Still My Baby …

Karen
Icy Road

It doesn’t matter that he’s a 19-year old man, he’s still my baby driving on icy roads for the first time.

Last Tuesday, (was it last Tuesday? The days just blur together anymore), we woke up to icy roads. Actually. I didn’t even know they were icy until I got into my car and started driving … it was black ice. And it had tricked a lot of people that morning. The radio broadcast was full of accidents and the city went on emergency alert – which loosely translates to: only call the police if someone is bleeding to death or has lost a limb, otherwise, exchange insurance information and say “oops.”

I was nervous. I knew that Kevin would expect Dude to go to the office and … I wasn’t sure … if he should.

“Why don’t you just tell Dude to take the day off,” I said while twisting my fingers into fleshy corn rolls.

“Karen,” my ever-patient husband said, “he’s a 19-year old MAN. When are you going to stop babying him?”

Never.

I shrugged.

I couldn’t help it. He might “technically” be a 19-year old man, but he’s still my first born baby. I look at him and all I see is my 4 lb, 12 oz preemie. I shouldn’t, I know. But I do.

I went to work that day with my heart in my throat. He didn’t have far to drive and I KNEW that he needed to practice, after all, we can’t taxi him around every time there’s bad weather for the rest of his life … but UGH. The first time is a killer.

I worried about him all morning. Kevin did text me whenever he got to the office, so I did rest easy for a few hours. But then I started feeling queasy whenever it was time for him to pick Jazz up from school.

I don’t think he realizes how precious his cargo is whenever he’s driving.

It all worked out in the end, though I found out later that he DID slide through a stop sign near our house. But at least there wasn’t any on-coming traffic. I know I need to mentally toughen up about my boys – they’re growing up, as they SHOULD, and I just need to trust that God will take care of them whenever I’m not around.

But still. I’m DEEPLY thankful that this winter has been pretty mild … so far.

Abundant Life

Teaching: Good versus Evil and Pride versus Humility

Karen

Every Sunday I provide videos and valuable links to the Truth or Tradition teachings. We’ve been following the Truth or Tradition teachings for many years now and they have truly blessed our family. We have found peace and happiness through our beliefs and we walk confidently for God. My hope, by passing on this information to you, is that what you find here, or on the Truth or Tradition website, will guide you to a better, more blessed and abundant life.

If you would like to read my views on religion and how we got started with the ministry, you can read this.

Let’s get started:

If you have any questions, or would like to learn more about God’s wonderful message, please visit the Truth or Tradition website. You can also keep track of the ministry through their Facebook page, their YouTube Channel, or follow them on Twitter.

Thanks for watching.

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I Think We Need a Little More Brown … Don’t You?

Karen

BEFORE
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AFTER
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I KNOW. It needs color.

I know this. I’m just not sure what to DO about it.

Yet.

We’re working on it.

But we have our wood floor and we LOVE it! It really does go perfectly in our “rustic” room. Our hardwood floor is a hand-scraped oak and this is another one of those projects we’ve been talking about doing to this house ever since we moved in (a mere 19 1/2 years ago!!).

I want to buy a round/oval (but more round, I think) rug to put in between the chairs. The rug must have color … maybe a russet or a maroon color (?). I’m also on the hunt for tiffany floor lamps.

I KNOW. I really dig the tiffany shades. But they’re going to be expensive. At least, the little I’ve shopped for them online tells me so.

We also plan on hanging a TON of family pictures on the wall, which will also add some color to the room. (It IS a family room after all).

That sliding glass door you see in the “before” picture? I’d like to buy some cloth-ish russet/maroon shades as well, adding more color to the room.

So yeah. I KNOW it’s brown. We’re earth tones sort of people (comfy – soothing – blah). And we love it. As usual, our floor guy did a spectacular job. He was in and out in five hours.

So our family room is back together again – somewhat. We just need to tweak it a bit.

Next?

Our bathrooms. The construction guy gave us a day – Thursday. As in THIS COMING THURSDAY. He’s estimating that it will take about two weeks-ish, to get it all done. I’m hoping he’s being conservative. At any rate, we’re mentally preparing to being majorly inconvenienced but hey, it’s a small price to pay (actually, it’s NOT – ha!) to get what you want.

Stay tuned … things are about to get messy around here …