Becca's Byline
An American woman looks at Life in General and her own in particular
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- A Lost Art on Nov 18, 2009 in Life in General
“I can relax really well here,” my husband says, propping his feet on the ottoman and settling comfortably into the chair. We’re sitting on the lanai at our home in Florida, watching the sun set behind the pond across the road. ...
- Pretty Good Day on Nov 11, 2009 in Life in General Musings
Today was a pretty good day. I can make that statement with certainty, because I’ve had some really terrible days in the past few months. Days when I literally had to make life and death decisions for people I loved. Days when I had to s...
- The End of the Tunnel on Nov 9, 2009 in Life in General
It may be the sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures… It may be that I’ve had three days off in a row… Or it may be that I’m beginning to see some light at the end of this dark tunnel I’ve been traveling throughR...
- Women at Work on Nov 9, 2009 in Life in General
Last spring, I was sitting a lunch with my co-workers, several of whom are young mothers, and they were discussing the woes associated with finding (and keeping) good daycare/preschool situations. “This is the third preschool we’ve gone...
- Stacked Up on Nov 4, 2009 in Life in General
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite games was playing office. Our first home had a half-second story, one big room tucked under the attic, with a sloping ceiling and one small window that overlooked the sidewalk. There was a wooden desk...
- One More Goodbye on Oct 25, 2009 in Life in General
At least no one has died this time. This goodbye is a somewhat happier occasion, as tomorrow marks the retirement of our senior pastor, a man who led our flock of Presbyterians for the last 20 years, taking the church at a time when it was near death...
- Fallish on Oct 16, 2009 in Life in General
I’m disappointed in Michigan this fall. We’ve had nothing but dismal, bone chilling days for the entire month of October,going directly from Capri pants and t-shirts to winter jackets and gloves, with nary a stop in-between for fuzzy sw...
