You Gotta Have Friends
by Rachel Balducci in Just me on Sunday, October 16, 2011 3:01 PM
My friend called the other day to invite me to hit the road with her. It wasn’t a play-date invitation so much as a call-to-arms, a survival outing in search of sanity. She was facing a long morning with two active toddlers and the last thing she wanted was to wander around picking up mess after mess for the next four hours.
The timing wasn’t perfect — I had just gotten back from an errand. I had already been on the road and besides, where she wanted to meet was further out than I normally go. But... READ MORE
Kindness Is Contagious
by Kate Wicker in Just me on Saturday, July 30, 2011 10:19 AM
Several months ago, I was getting ready to pull out of a parking lot when I noticed a mom with her minivan’s side door open. I saw that she was trying to mop up a lake of juice from her car with only two napkins. I was in a hurry and thought of just pulling away.
Thankfully, I paused long enough to consider the times I’d been stranded with a mess and no arsenal to clean it up with, and so I put my own van in park and called out to her, “Do you need some wipes or paper towels?”
She looked up at... READ MORE
What Women Do
by Kelly Dolin in Just me on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:00 AM
My women’s prayer group convened at my house for the first time in a month. Sickness has thinned the ranks since before Christmas. When strep and stomach bugs are involved, we try not to share the wealth.
I treasure this group of friends. Long ago back in the Garden of Eden, God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. For woman it would have been well nigh on impossible. We value time together.
Twenty-five years ago, Joy became my first friend here in the Deep South and instrumental in my... READ MORE
The 'Do' For You
by Kate Wicker in Just me on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:00 AM
Most of us have days when our hair won’t cooperate, but if every day is a bad hair day or if we find that the only style we’re ever sporting is a bumpy ponytail, it may be time for an update.
Vanity is wasteful, to be sure, and we have far more to offer the world than our skin or a stylish do. Yet, God, the Author of Beauty, created women to be the lovely crown of creation. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a good haircut to help you feel feminine and to show off for your dearly beloved. And if... READ MORE
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