I never make New Year’s resolutions. Ever. I don’t keep them, and I feel like a total failure when I forget that I even made one before January is out. But I did this year, and though I am preparing myself for that familiar feeling once again, I am trying. I really am. This year, … Continue reading
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Spring has Sprung at Stella & Dot!
Hey friends! Been a long time….I’ve missed y’all! Last year, some special people helped me host several catalog parties as benefits for people in my life that I hoped to help: Melanie Ford, my aunt Diane who was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy, and a little girl named Allie Hart, who stole … Continue reading
Melanie Ford’s Message: Fourteen Arms
We all love a happy ending, don’t we? The princess rescued from the tower. The game won by the underdog. The child reunited with his parents. The plot foiled and the good guy still stands. Pretty Woman. What do you do when the rescue begins, the game is still being played, the search is still … Continue reading
Taking it all apart: Part I
Since Pinterest has become a household word, it seems sayings like the one above appear on my Facebook page 212 times a day. Many times, I skip them. But sometimes I take the time to read one. It meant enough to the person posting it to do so, which says to me it reflects something … Continue reading
Mysterious Ways, my friends, Mysterious Ways…James Ford once again
So, y’all know that in my last post about James Ford and his mother, Melanie, I attempted to start a drive for gift cards from Rooms To Go. I did so because I really wanted furniture to be one less worry for Melanie, and so she could have, not just a house, but a home. … Continue reading
Tales of a Bar Exam Failure
So, in a couple of days, one of my best friends will take the bar exam. Bless her heart. I can imagine some of you reading this are doing so because you are beyond freaked out, beyond stressed out. You have had at least one meltdown and you feel crazy. (Another one of my good … Continue reading
Have Bags; Will Travel
Life sure takes you down some interesting roads, doesn’t it? I had no idea when I started this blog what it would become, and though I wonder if I am straying from its’ original intention, I decided today that it doesn’t matter. Just like life, I like the interesting twists and turns. So today, I’m … Continue reading
Surprise! God Answers Prayers! Let’s have 2 (Stella & Dot) Fundraising Parties to Celebrate!
A dear friend of mine, Rev. Linda A. Smith, former foreign missionary and, many would say, local missionary now (she is the Executive Director of HisHeart Ministries) was ordained into the ministry. At her ordination service, I’ll never forget what she told the crowd of us gathered to watch her become “formally” ordained (as we … Continue reading
Don’t Ask “Why?”: Instead ask, “What is the Bigger Picture?”
Disclaimer: I am not a preacher or a Bible scholar. As I said in my “About” post, I am a church-goer and a Christ-follower. This is my own interpretation and my own belief. I don’t discount yours if they are different than mine, but I’m also not posting this to debate the Bible. Just needed … Continue reading
It’s not my hurt, but I’m gonna hurt with you, if you don’t mind….
This weekend, my baby sister who is 12 years younger than I is experiencing something I hoped she would never experience…her first heartbreak. Watching her go through it has led me to my second post on my new blog, because even though it is personal and it at first may seem to be a bit … Continue reading
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