Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
Topic for week ending 5/17/08 by grinningcomb WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE? Based on a book I read about a girl’s unfinished life list when she died in an auto accident.‘ Good gravy. All of a…
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Arwen asked for an Amen to her response to a troll. I didn’t see the trollish commentary, but apparently a faceless coward used the supposed anonymity of the internet to call her a bad mother. Her response is a sound…
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Product: one hat for anencephalic baby Materials: two size 8 needles, 2 size 8 dpns, about an ounce of pink yarn. Maybe. Cast on 46 stitches, k2 p2 with one k at either end. After about an inch, do two…
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Friday (May 2nd) was on my calendar as Holocaust Remembrance Day. I didn’t see any other mention of it than on my calendar, but it’s important to remember. So I wanted to give a couple of links. The first is…
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When I went to bed last night, I said good night to God and ended up listing my worries. After a moment I stopped and said, “It would be easier to list the things I’m not worried about.” I came…
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One of my online forums encourages members to post prayer requests. In recent days, there’s been a thread asking prayers for a little girl who got enticed into a neighbor’s house for several hours. Without giving too many details, when…
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You know those “epiphany” moments? I had one right then.
Well, I’ve just gotten off the phone with my mother, and I’ve got some information that changes the first Lace post. Tragically, there is no more of “the real stuff.” It’s just…gone. My mother doesn’t have any. She says my…
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[There’s an update to this post because now we have more information. Link at the bottom.] My grandmother came home from school at age ten to crochet hats for her family to sell. They needed the money. It was New…
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Witness this photo taken yesterday, the final gasp of a dying season. It’s the pathetic remnant of when driving through Angeltown was akin to driving through a labyrinth: At the same time, Springtime rallied itself to the cause, struggling to…
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