Lets Give Them Something to Talk About

Being cold to me is like being stuck in a horrible, endless torture.   Once my extremities get cold, I have the hardest time warming them up.   Fingers, a toe…   if they are cold, I am miserable for hours on end, my entire body begins to chill.   My husband laughs at me because I sleep in sweat pants, socks a t-shirt and then wrap myself in my snuggie (yes I have one!) and then put my sheet, blanket and comforter over me.   Meanwhile, my husband sleeps in shorts and a t-shirt and possibly the sheet, blanket and comforter and is perfectly comfortable all night long.   Usually, the snuggie will end up piled up next to my bed, but to get to sleep comfortably, it is imperative for me to be warm.   A dear friend to me was saying how immoral our world has become.   The world is materialistic and focused on the wrong things.   You only have to turn the television on for a few moments during “prime time” to see a commercial that will most lik...

Friendship- what a difficult word to explain. Yesterday, my friend posted on Facebook that she wanted a friendship and didn’t want just someone to small talk with and it got me thinking.   Friendships are hard.   You would think with all the social media and the constant access to communication, friendships would be easy.   It would be easy to say you have 300+ friends, because that is how many you follow or are friends with on Facebook.   In reality however, those aren’t the deep friendships that you cultivate and make-work.   A lot of times I will meet someone and think that I want to be friends with her.   We start off strong, hanging out, having our kids play, sharing and talking, but within a few months, we don’t get to hang out any more, we don’t see each other often, and we aren’t able to understand why we are no longer close friends with them because life has taken over.   Friendship requires effort.   A good friendship or relation...