I feel crappy that I didn't post a father's day message for hubby or for my own dad who is one of the most important people in my life. Hubby has been dreaming of this day for a long time. He sees his purpose in life as being a father and inspiring his children to … Continue reading OOPS

We picked up our nursery furniture last night--crib, changing table/dresser, and mattress. It is a weird calm feeling to have our little boy's furniture at home. Of course it is still in boxes and I have no idea how we are going to get the nearly 200lbs dresser upstairs into the nursery--it was quite a … Continue reading The Winds of Change

Good, because I am scared to death. Why you ask? Well because I am having a baby. I have never really been a mom--sure I have those cute little fur babies--cats and dogs--but it is really hard to screw up a dog or a cat. Some might argue that we have as the cats jump … Continue reading Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to carry on with dignity in spite of it (S. Turow)

As we age and acquire more things we begin to see the emptiness that material things bring. As hubby approaches 40--only a couple weeks away--and as we get closer to being parents we have started too look into the reasons for our sometime strong discontentment with life. One of the things that has come out … Continue reading Looking Inward

I sometimes forget how it was just a short time ago in our history that blacks were continually persecuted. Last night hubby and I watched Glory Road the true story of Don Haskins--the first NCAA Division I coach to start black players. Now there had been a black player here and there before this point, … Continue reading Ugly Nation–Movie Recommendation