Monthly Archives: May 2007

Last night, we had some “tom and mom time” – we went out to see “Spiderman” Then, I went on my 5K walk this morning (found the right warm-up speed and stretches – very little shin pain and broke that … Continue reading →

Grace Alone. A look at “GRACE ALONE, An Evangelical Problem?” by Kim Riddlebarger. This is a fairly short article that asks (and answers) these questions: (1) What do we mean by the phrase “grace alone?” (2) What is the human … Continue reading →

It’s been a so-so week.  I’ve put in a bunch of miles at work so only did one 5k walk at home. The Weight Watchers piece as actually been pretty good.  I’m back on hormones so my weight will not … Continue reading →

I know the theme is the beauty of the sun – but the free association in my brain thought sun:shadow. If there is a sun, there will be shadows. In the dead of winter I so look forward to seeing … Continue reading →

The scale is not budging – I tend to plateau every 10 pounds + I’m on a medication for a couple of weeks that’s making me hold lots of water + I’ve really bumped up the exercise and that tends … Continue reading →

One of the blogs I read daily (when I’m reading all my favorites daily) is “The Road Not Chosen“. Written by a mom of a young gentleman (Evan) with Down Syndrome, we’ve read about the physical problems that Evan has … Continue reading →

I didn’t go to proms when I was in high school – long and short story that doesn’t matter any more. Anyway, every year our school has a real prom, complete with tuxedos and prom dressed for our students – … Continue reading →

Thirteen Things about LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER 1. I have a taste of it now – green. 2. Walking barefoot outdoors. 3. reading in the sun 4. camping 5. flowers – my black-eye-susans are coming up 6. the irises that … Continue reading →

Really.  The last month has been miserable (no further information at the risk of TMI and you all reading what you really dn’t want to be reading.)  And I can’t see the specialist that I need to see until the … Continue reading →

me and my parents Me and my kids (the photo has not been “fixed” yet)

NEW YORK (AP) – A lawyer for Don Imus said Friday that the former radio host’s bosses could have edited the on-air comments that got him fired—and the fact that they didn’t meant they saw his remarks as routine for … Continue reading →

Michael McGee said this: “Mother Sykes, she dead. To me it’s the vengeance of God. I ain’t got no tears. Matter of fact a woman that would have a fool like that deserve whatever is coming her. She raised a … Continue reading →

There’s a park in our city that is more like a 2-track over the river and through the woods. Or sometimes through the river… Anyway, Saturday I did the walk (according to my pedometer it’s a shade over 3 miles … Continue reading →

Thirteen Things about COUCH TO 5K 1. it’s easy to understand 2.  it’s easy to find 3. there are free downloads (MP3′s) to help you time your walking and running 4. it’s doing something healthy for your body 5. it … Continue reading →

There are a few entries today for the Carnival of Beauty; “the Beauty of Flowers” Blair at Scribblings gives us a photo Blair snapped, from under the blossom tree in her front yard, led her to Scribblings of a poetic … Continue reading →

I’m hosting the Carnival this week and since I get to pick the deadline (lol) I’m just going to let you all know that I’m posting on Wednesday, sometime after 3:00.  I’m pretty flexible…   (email is ellen(at)mzellen(dot)com) The topic:  … Continue reading →

“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” ~ Charles Spurgeon ~ It took me 6 years. I had wonderful encouragement (thank you). I wasn’t going to walk but was told that it’s not about me – my kids need to … Continue reading →