This is the week that I usually link up with Heather Gerwing for a look at Something Loved, Read, Treasured and Ahead. This time, though—after a month that hasn’t really turned out how I expected—I decided to share four random (and probably obvious) somethings about life instead. Simply putting these …

We have what I call birthday season at our house. It starts in early November, when two of us have birthdays one day after the other, and continues through early January, when we celebrate the fourth and final birth date. Add in Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it’s roughly two months …

Several weeks ago, while I was running on the paved trail by my house, my foot hit an unseen knot on the wooden bridge and I went flying—headfirst—onto the bridge. I mostly landed on my left knee and the left side of my face and forehead, which resulted in some …

Every time I start one of these monthly posts, my first inclination is to go on about how fast the last four weeks have gone. It’s true, every time. Maybe even more so in the summer. Here in Kansas, we’ve already had one heat wave, followed by a cooler spell. …

Several years ago, we took the family to see comedian Tim Hawkins perform. The auditorium was packed. We were high in the balcony, surrounded by people who—like us—were all laughing so hard they were crying. It was a fun, memorable night.