Word of the Day: Jubilation
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Today's word is... JUBILATION!
Definition of jubilation (per Merriam-Webster):
1: an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
2: an expression of great joy
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A 'Disquiet Time' gem
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I am a sucker for a good quote, as this post and this post attest. I recently checked out from the library Disquiet Time: Rants and Reflections on the Good Book by the Skeptical, the Faithful, and a few Scoundrels, edited by Jennifer Grant and Cathleen Falsani, and while reading Tracey Bianchi's touching (and truth-filled) essay "One Disgusting Mess," the following passage jumped right off the page and into my heart:
Read MoreNow in the Recipe Box: Low-Carb, Low-Sugar Blueberry Muffins
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Learning how to cut the sugar, cut the carbs has a steep learning curve, let me tell ya. After 35+ years of loving all things sugary, white, carb filled (and scrumptious... though unhealthy as all get-out), I'm struggling to find healthier foods we actually enjoy eating.
I finally found success with these scrumptious muffins. The secret: almond flour, Splenda, and coconut oil. The surprise: My husband raved about the taste without me even prodding. Success indeed!
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A plumber's daughter on shootings, guns, and mental illness
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In the aftermath of the appalling loss of life in Florida on Valentine's Day, social media is once again abuzz with anger, outrage, sadness, stingers, zingers, and some seemingly common-sensical solutions (others very nonsensical and hate-filled) related to gun control, mental illness, and myriad other factors related to yet another WTF situation.
Once again because nothing changed after the last mass shooting. Or the one before. Or the one before. Or the one before and before and before.
Most of the rhetoric and (justified) rantings seem...
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: 10 things I forget I love... until I remember
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This #TBT piece by Lisa Carpenter originally published February 21, 2011 on Grandma's Briefs.
I love jams and jellies. Chokecherry, strawberry, pomegranate, cherry. Yum! I eat jam or jelly nearly every day. On peanut butter sandwiches. On crackers. On toast. On English muffins. On bagels. (Not all in the same day, of course.)
Recently though, as I toasted an English muffin, I noticed the honey in the cupboard and decided to travel that oft-ignored culinary road. So I put it on my toasted muffin instead of jelly or jam, took a big bite, and instantly thought, "Yum! Why don't I have honey more often?"
I always forget how...
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