Contents

Why I chose this name for my blog... 8 Memorials and Tributes 8 Gossip v. Communication 9 "I am not my hair" 10 OMG! I'm pregnant! 11 "Clothed in my right mind..." 12 Comments to this blog 12 ...a few days later... 13 Out of Touch...temporarily 13 Random Thoughts for a Friday 14 A quote. 15 Monday morning thoughts 15 Blooming Magnolia 16 Don't get it twisted... 16 "a great cloud of witnesses" / The Fern and the Bamboo 18 Finally....Friday! 20 Happy Secretaries, I mean, Administrative Professionals Day 21 Mountains High, Valleys Low 21 It's late in the day... 22 W.A.W.! (What a weekend!) 23 Discernment and Wisdom 24 The Candy Dish 26 Scheduling some time... 27 Confirmation / All we need is love... 28 Some "clean up" issues 29 Honor thy mother... 29 Disobedience has a price... 31 The power of the written word... 32 A testimony: Always on time 33 Midweek Meanderings 34 Making a Choice 35 Doubting Thomas 35 Saying Goodbye... 36 Public displays of affection... 37 Under attack...again! 39 Celebrations and gatherings.... 39 Six degrees of separation 40 Why (not) me? 41 Fill 'er up! 42 On being Adventist... 43 Be careful what you ask for... 44 Torn between two lovers... 46 Father's Day...again. 47 I dream of a place... 49 Patience is... 50 Hoop Dreams 51 Photographic memories... 52 Count your blessings... 53 A place for all my stuff 54 Don't love me that much.... 55 I.S.S.U.E.(s) 56 Just for me... 57 ...holding pattern.... 58 Routines 59 He's a rock star! 60 Social Networking... 61 Being polite... 62 Don't you remember...? 63 I hear you... 64 Packrats Untie! 65 Best Girlfriends in the World... 66 Small miracles 68 "Stay-cations" 68 "Give us this day... 70 Hate on me... 70 Roof repairs, rollercoasters and rain delays 72 Motives and agendas... 73 Too much information? 74 Happy Anniversary! 75 Forgiveness ain't about "them" 75 It's the weekend, baby... 76 Relax, relate, release... 77 Under His Wings... 78 It's the pattern, not the incident, that counts... 79 Membership has its privileges... 80 Home ownership ain't for sissies... 81 Appearances can be deceiving... 82 If I could turn back time... 83 I just LOVE her! 84 Thank you Bill and Hilary! 85 I'm not taupe, I'm Black 86 When the towers fell... 88 They take a beating... 89 The Lord's Calf 90 If you worry, why pray? 91 It's been a while... 92 Standing on the promises... 93 Smorgasbord... 95 Validation... 96 Less than a week... 97 Girls Night Out... 99 It's Halloween...again 99 The longest day EVER! 101 Experience the Joy...of Grace 101 This one is for... 102 Transformation... 104 Amazing Grace... 105 Unused blessings... 106 Reunited... 107 Reaching a milestone...blog #100 108 Taking a bite..out of the Big Apple 109 A brief tribute... 110 God is all around us... 111 Vacations are necessary.... 112 Living Single... 113 What a way to spend the day... 115 I don't do Christmas...anymore... 116 Remodeled... 117 Resolution: C.A.R.E. 118 "Ma'am"? Do I look like a "ma'am" to you?... 119 "I have prepared a place for you".... 120 Introspective Retrospective... 121 "the plans I have for you..." 122