Perhaps you’ve been there. The children are hungry for dinner. The laundry heaps on the bedroom floor are waiting for a fold. Your friends’ texts remain unopened. But you only have six chapters left in that book you’ve been anticipating for months. If that describes you, then you have an unhealthy book/life balance. If you […]
Teachers of the World … We Thank You!
Without them, none of us would know how to read. Or write. Or do math. Teachers! They play a phenomenally important role in our society. Today, I dedicate my InspyRomance blog post to those treasured people who dedicate their lives to this noble profession. I am the daughter of a teacher. My mom taught kindergarten […]
Handshakes and High-Fives by Deb Kastner
I don’t have to tell you the pandemic has changed life for all of us. Many people lost loved ones. Others had to struggle with not being able to visit and support family in hospitals and nursing homes. When my dear hubby Joe was in the hospital with an infection last November, I couldn’t even […]
Where To Next?
I find myself fantasizing about locations lately—specifically getaways. See, this August marks my twentieth wedding anniversary. We haven’t gone anywhere without the kids for longer than a weekend, but this year we decided to plan a *real* vacation, just the two of us. And after being cooped up for over a year with hardly more […]
Surprises…and a #giveaway
Last week, as I was sitting in my home office typing at my computer, I heard a weird noise. Now, we’ve only been in this house out in rural Missouri a couple of months, and I’m still getting used to things. During the day, I often hear noises that sound odd. For instance, our furnace […]
One More Question
Dating can be stressful. I’m so glad I’m no longer in the dating game. If first dates are awkward, blind dates are on par with prying broken sticks beneath my fingernails. First dates could end in a number of ways. She liked him, but he wasn’t interested. He liked her, but she put him in […]
New Beginnings
If Spring were a color what color do you think it would be? Green! Well, that’s what I think. Fall used to be my favorite time of year, but as I get older, spring has leaped into that favorite spot. I love the smell of spring. I love the crispness of the air, the budding […]
Time for Change
Heraclitus of Ephesus, the ancient Greek philosopher hit the nail on the head when he said there was only one constant in life and that’s change. We all face change, some of us more than others. Sometimes change stops by on a daily basis while for others, he’s is an infrequent guest. But visit, […]
Hold Fast
I’ve just come home from a women’s retreat. The last time I saw most of these women in person was at last year’s women’s retreat about this time of year. Since then, all of our interaction has been via Zoom or Facebook groups. Our theme for the year comes from Hebrews 10: Let us hold […]
The Well
by: Staci Stallings For years I have said that I can do six things at a time, but the second you add a seventh, I’m done. I get overwhelmed, and nothing gets done very well. Over the past two years, I’ve had to increase that number more and more because I kept adding things without […]