The Musings of a Latte Queen: Narratives of Everyday Life

Technology hasn't been my friend lately. Yesterday was my son's 24th birthday and I couldn't post on his facebook page because I couldn't get in? My laptop died a sudden death a couple weeks ago.  The tech says the harddrive got too hot and burned out the monitor, he is trying to save my files (next time, I will have an external hard drive and save my writing there!). Then, this morning, after spending hours at the ER because the incompetent pharmacy tech at my Walgreen's couldn't read the doctor's quantity last evening and refused to refill my daughter's asthma medicine, I came home to post on my blog and posted on my book blog instead! Now, my son found his cell phone after it was lost for weeks and my cell phone is tinkering on the brink, and I am wondering if I need to invest in a tablet?  All the while, we have access and our brethren in Egypt have been cut off from all forms of internet service, just how powerful is this ability to be heard...

Threats, Violence and the Language We Should Remove From Civil Political Discourse

I am a strong believer in how you start the new year will leave a mark on all the days to follow. Last night, we were blessed as a family to start it with my husband's long-lost sister. We fellowshipped in her lovely mansion amid the two cats, the kids declaring their approval of her media room, and Keziah exclaiming "this is the home of my dreams!" I tried as much as possible to dip in and out of the room and just absorb the love and connection that was transpiring between my husband, his baby sister, and his newfound sister.  They were rolling out family histories and comparing their experiences with the father that connected them all. It made me smile and made me hope.  They reached beyond expectations and touched their hearts. They made a choice and their choice was to embrace, empower, and enhance one another as ten turned to eleven. My heart was rejoicing for the three of them.  Their smiles were exuberant and for a brief moment, these forty-somethings ...

It feels so fresh and new. We are filled with so much anticipation and excitement. The clock turned to another year and all the days ahead are filled with possibility. One-One-Eleven it just sounds magical and wonderful and absolutely magnificent! My wish for the new year is discovery, adventure, and fulfillment.