Day 7 – Banged Up and Broken Down
Messy Me Makeover Day 7 (I took the weekend off for a wedding and family time and personal rest, so day 7 is now being posted on Oct. 9.) Last night I put my hand through the glass of my…
Read moreDay 6 – We have to work at this daily
Messy Me Makeover Day 6 We have this sign hanging in our kitchen, and it has become our family motto and mantra. My husband and I say it to each other often. Sometimes with a sigh. Sometimes with a wry…
Read moreDay 5 – Disdain for Dishes Part 4 (The Last Scraps)
Messy Me Makeover Day 5 I love watching the deleted scenes of movies in the “Bonus Features” section on DVDs. Occasionally I watch certain ones and think it’s probably better that some of those slower or random sections were left…
Read moreDay 4 – Disdain for Dishes Part 3 (A Story about Me)
Messy Me Makeover Day 4 First, let’s be real – it’s a lot more fun to WRITE about [not] doing dishes than it is to actually DO the dishes. And full disclosure, I don’t even take care of most of…
Read moreDay 3 – Disdain for Dishes Part 2 (A story about Dad)
Messy Me Makeover Day 3 Yesterday I shared a story about my mom doing dishes, and today I give you a story about dishes and my dad. And yes, I’ll get around to doing dishes myself soon. But for now,…
Read moreDay 2 – Disdain for Dishes Part 1 (A Story about Mom)
Messy Me Makeover Day 2 We didn’t have an automatic dishwasher when I was a child, so it was basically automatic that Mom did them – by hand – for our family of six. Not that this is fair or…
Read moreDay 1 – Messy Me Makeover (Introduction)
Well, I’m plunging in again to the 2017 Write 31 Days Challenge. Here’s why. Friday night we went to a high school football game. At half-time we watched the marching band and dance team perform. One of our friends shared that…
Read moreIt’s day ONE of the rest of my life
Write 31 Days…Day ONE First, a timeless prologue (and epilogue!) for the days and pages ahead: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.…
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