Women Who Eat Chocolate

Read me on the Holmes County Bargain Hunter :  Sacrifice: Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim. To give something up. Do we know, in this materialistic high-reaching world we live in, what true sacrifice is? Finding a great deal on a clearance item is a whole different ball of wax than scrimping and saving for a year to buy a used car that your family might need. Let’s clarify. Take family number one: This family of four has two incomes, a big house, and some extra money to burn. The mom likes to get some great deals so she shops the clearance racks at Target and comes away with what we consider a few steals. Fifty percent off on kids shoes and clothing, a vacuum cleaner marked down that was needed, and so forth.  Now consider family number two: Also a family of four, small rented house, and living on one income. They have made the choice for the mom to stay at home while the children are small and they liv...

The tick tock of midnight has invaded my room as I listen to the whir of the dishwasher clean the crumbs off yet another load of dishes.  I'm up and wide awake contemplating the stir of my life and the ashes of dreams that may yet come true.  I have yet another child leaving tomorrow for a college visit ... off to the city to track down her dream.   Wasn't it just yesterday that MY dream was big on the horizon? So very soon I will have but one set of wings left in the home and his set is almost ready to fly as well. Wasn't it last week that my children were underfoot and I just wanted to sit in the middle of the floor and scream - leave me alone!  Just give me one hour of alone time and I'll be able to love you better.  Those nights creeping into their bedrooms and listening for their breath and watching those sleeping bodies curled up with their faces all innocence.  All frustration stripped away from my brain because that's what a mom does.  She ...

Happy New Year! Cheers to 2013!