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Good Night, and Good Luck -- and God Bless
Posted Thursday, July 10, at 10:27 AM As some may know, this is my last week at The Fort Scott Tribune and Nevada Daily Mail, and this is my last blog. I have made the difficult, yet exciting, decision to leave my career and stay home with son. I have greatly appreciated the opportunity to work with The Fort Scott Tribune and Nevada Daily Mail. To say I learned a lot would be an understatement...
Meth Watch Lately, the headlines on Fort Scott residents being arrested for allegedly purchasing illegal amounts of pseudoephedrine/ephedrine found in over-the-counter decongestant medicines has caught my attention - mainly because my maiden family name was listed...
Bad Attitude I have a bad attitude. At least, that is what my husband says. He's right. Ok now, guys, before you start cheering, and ladies, before you get up in arms, hear me out. I have been noticing lately that I am concentrating an awful lot on the negative aspects of life. I'm tired. The house is always a mess. Josh doesn't help me as much as I need him to. Cainan screams at the top of his lungs. I don't have enough time for myself...
Recognizing Your Past A couple of Sundays ago, my family and I were headed to church. We attend church at Faith Christian Center in Fort Scott. We were going to attend the first service and we were running late. My husband Josh took my sister to children's church and I dropped Cainan off in the nursery. We collected ourselves and stepped into the sanctuary...
A Plan Perfectly Carried Out The disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! -- John 20:19 "When Jesus died, it seemed like the world had stopped. His followers were distraught and without hope. Yet God's plan was being perfectly carried out, just as it is in your life today." -- Living Water For Your Soul newsletter, Tyndale House Publishers, NewLivingTranslation.com...
Life and Death are in the Power of the Tongue "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." Proverbs 18:21 (NIV). It seems like a simple concept, to control the words that come out of your mouth knowing the affect they will have on the person you are speaking them to...
It's just wrong! I have a real problem with people who just do things that they know are wrong. I have seen two instances of this in the past couple of weeks. My family and I were driving down Cedar Street a week ago last Sunday afternoon. We drove by the Nevada Daily Mail office, where I happen to work, to see a woman who does not work there, getting out of her car and picking up the out-of-town newspapers the Nevada Daily Mail subscribes to. ...
The multi-tasking queen I have recently heard that multi-tasking actually makes a person less effective. Some research shows that multi-tasking can overwhelm the body and mind with stress hormones. I whole-heartedly disagree. I would not make it through the day if I did not multi-task. I guess I'm one of the people it does not adversely affect...
Other People's Kids My family and I took advantage of the beautiful weather this weekend and went to our usual park to play. When we got there, a young lady with several little girls already occupied the playground. We stepped in with a football and kickball in hand, and let Cainan run, playing and chasing him around the playground equipment...
You want a what? I was sitting on the couch the other night watching a movie with my husband, Josh. Normally, we spend the evening playing with our son, Cainan, with Blue's Clues or Cars playing in the background. This evening, we were watching a grown up movie and relaxing. ...
Time to Write When I was in Journalism school at KU (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!), I decided to double major in creative writing. I took some fabulous classes that polished my writing skills in poetry, fiction and non-fiction essay writing. I have files upon files of writing pieces at home, just waiting…...
Are you going to do something or not? One of my tasks is to read the comments on The Fort Scott Tribune and the Nevada Daily Mail Web sites. It is always an interesting read. It is really fascinating to see how people respond to stories and blogs. Readers' responses add a lot of meat and context to the stories. It is neat to watch conversations unfold between readers and reporters. There is a lot of emotion, passion and very good points made...
Customer Service Representative Training Tips I just want to send out a big heart-felt thank you to all of the snotty customer service representatives that I've had to deal with in the last few weeks that have just managed to make my day crap. Seriously, I think they must now be training customer service reps how to be real jerks. ...
Merry Christmas everyone! I just wanted to send out a good ol' fashioned MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone! May you and your family be blessed this joyous season and into the new year!
My Blessings for Today I woke up in a foul mood this morning (never mind the circumstances). The first thought that ran through my head after unexplained circumstance was "Great, now I'm going to have a crappy day." Well, no I'm not! In the shower I started praising God for the great day that I was going to have because I knew that He would take care of my family and me and bless my day...
Finally, a Christmas together My fondest memories are Christmases from my childhood. My mom has always been really good at planning this time of year; decorating the tree, making cookies, candy and bread, driving around to see Christmas lights. We had traditions that we followed every year. ...
I got married in November and I survived! Several people have asked me how married life is treating me. You know, it's great! At first I didn't think it would feel any different. Josh and I have been together for eight years. We've lived together and we have a son. But it does feel different...
Let the Countdown Begin At some point this weekend, the thought hit me, "This is why people hire wedding planners." Even a small wedding has a lot of planning. What started as a small ceremony with family and friends has turned out to be a lot of work. Apparently, you still have to worry about decorations, music, programs, what different people will do during the ceremony...
Christian in a Box Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. This blog started out as a response to the comments posted to the Straight Nights" vigil held at Cottey College story on the Nevada Daily Mail Online, but now that I think about it, it really pertains to issues happening in Fort Scott as well...
The jig is up Well, the jig is up. I can finally announce that I am engaged. I am getting married in November! There is so much going on in my life right now (and in my head) that I'm not sure if I can even get this all in one blog. I'm getting married to the long-term love of my life who I have written about before, Josh. We have been together for almost 8 years. We have an awesome little boy together, Cainan...
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