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I’m cheap. I love the satisfaction of finding a bargain. That’s why I love thrift stores. When my daughter is in town from New York, we make our way to our favorite Thrifts. There’s something about the hunt. There’s romance in repurposing common things or even discarded things. I’ve been feeling kind-of used up lately. … Continue reading Need to feel New? Join God in a Thrift Hunt!
The facebook post caught my eye. There was the Weber family, standing proudly in front of a bright red pickup truck purchased for their son. Sweet photo. Good People. But then, there was more: Julie Weber’s caption: “We found a truck for Camden and picked it up today in Germantown. It was a bittersweet sale … Continue reading Justin’s Red Truck: A Tale of a LIfe Well-Lived
Get it together in 2019, Type A Lady! (AKA - Laurie, the forgetful 62 year old) This new year, I want to tackle each day like a warrior maiden! Laurie is ready for adventure! … Continue reading Fearless
Here’s a little Type A Tale to help you know more about this crazy cracked pot: I had to stop at Dollar General to get dog food. After spending two days cleaning closets at my mom’s house, I hadn’t showered or changed clothes. Why bother? I’d slept on the floor and kept working. I walked … Continue reading The (not so) Secret Life of the Type A Lady
Pandemonium. Protruding pipes. Pulled wires. Projects. Plans go awry. Problems permeate. Precarious positions cause personalities to plummet. Persons plead so planes are patronized. Life has been, of late....peculiar. I find myself planning, planting, pushing projects or packing to protect a precious person. This makes for a proliferation of “Ps” in my life. This, … Continue reading Life Isn’t Always Picture Perfect: A lesson in “P”
There are many kinds of gifts. Wrapped gifts are pretty cool. -Who doesn't want to tear into pretty packages? But....I wonder....how many of us remember these gifts a year after we get them? Then there are God Gifts. God Gifts inspire us to keep on giving. I love God Gifts. I've gotten lots … Continue reading God Gifts: Gifts which keep on giving
GOD: I’ve got this...cause you can’t handle it. These words flashed on the screen in church Sunday. I needed this. The words hit me between the eyes. There are many things I try to do on my own. All my striving, my worry and my “fix it” mentality exhaust me. I need God’s help. … Continue reading God’s got this…Cause you can’t handle it
I’ve always been green (kinda). I like green stuff. I don’t waste. I’m a re-user and thrift store buyer. OK, truth be told, I’m cheap. But I’m also green. Here are four ways The Type A Lady is GREEN: 1. I eat green stuff. Smoothies are sorta green, right? I put a bunch of spinach … Continue reading Monday Mood: Type A Lady Is Going GREEN!
We have this treasure in jars of clay to show the all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed, perplexed but not in despair, persecuted but not abandoned, struck down, but not destroyed. -2 Corinthians 4:7-9 I have it memorized. It’s part of my … Continue reading Monday Moods: The Cracked Pot’s Cheer
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. ~John 14:27 The forecast for Easter is snow. This reminds me of my snow day meltdown. Here’s a memory...and an Easter message. **************************************************************** … Continue reading Snow Day Meltdown: An Easter Story
Confessions of a Type A Woman 