Barb's Best

These past few days have been chilly, requiring a sweater or jacket. In fact, some days were downright cold . But it's been sunny. Th...

Since her bout with gastritis, Dora has taken to eating healthier foods - especially whole grains, such as Frosted Mini Wheats.

Though I had my suspicions, I still did not know for certain that it had been Dora who'd stolen the biscuit. When I woke up Sunday morn...

I was preparing some Pillsbury Refrigerator Biscuits when I left the kitchen for a minute. When I returned, one of the raw biscuits was mis...

Although it is still officially a week and a half away, unofficial signs of spring have revealed themselves. I saw my first robin a few day...

After my prior post on my desire for simplicity and balance my life became even more complicated. I profess my desire to trust God's ha...

Simplicity is not as simple as one would think. My life is quite complex. I have many demands on my time, energy, mind, body, finances, etc...

Dryer was installed yesterday. I'm basking in the warmth of freshly dried towels, bathrobe, jeans, etc...!!!

Because of circumstances that don't have any bearing on this post, I've been without a clothes dryer for two years. Last Thursday m...

Sometimes, I long for the days when growing pains were relieved by a baby aspirin, hot water bottle and my mother's caress.

...you can't go home again. Yesterday, I had opportunity to attend an Open House for the new Select Specialty Hospital, now located in t...

Today, a woman at work shared with me a video clip e-mailed to her of a mother with her quadruplet infants. The 4 children were laughing an...

Last Saturday, as I began to look at my schedule for the upcoming week, I saw a VERY full calendar for my work and personal life. I was loo...

I found out last night that one of my high school teachers, my favorite teacher ever, died on January 10. She was only 62. I hadn't b...

A Thought Went Up My Mind To-Day A thought went up my mind to-day That I have had before, But did not finish,--some way back, I could not f...

The other day when I came home from work, I was fuming ! I was upset with my staff and my coworkers. Despite their umpteen years of experien...

My days seem to be so much of the same. Monday through Friday I work. Monday and Wednesday evenings I have class. Tuesday nights are Bible S...

It's been a little over a week since I made my stand against New Year's Resolutions and so far I've been winning the battle. Ho...

Help! I'm being attacked by the New Year's Resolution monster!!! I'm desperately trying not to come up with 100 impossible resol...

At tonight's Christmas Eve service, the sermon was about how Jesus died FOR ME; that even if I were the only sinner, He still would have...