Pilgrims. Pumpkins. Pies. Pturkey. (It's an alliteration thing...) Yes. There is more to Thanksgiving than the 4 P's. But since 1621, it has gone from sharing a bountiful harvest to a bastardized holiday that means a.) a day off from work b.) over eating and c.) arguing with some crazy person at midnight in Wal-mart about a tv. (On a sidenote: ...
The Day that changed the world
When I was a kid I dreamed that I would do something to change the world. I wanted to be one of the first female astronauts or I wanted to create a new type of math (I knew it would be called "subvision' but didn't get a lot further than that). Somewhere along the way I got an inkling that those things would never happen. Strangely, my ...
My jaw dropped
It was a LOT different than I thought it would be. Looking back, I should have read the agenda for the 2 day conference a lot better. It clearly stated the event's purpose. However, my brain decided that it would be something similar to the Gateway-Women's retreat. I was wrong. For the purpose of clarification....this blog defines childless as ...