Barb's Best

What came first, spring (the season) or spring (the coiled wire)? I definitely have a spring in my step during the spring, which leads me to...

For as long as I can remember, I've loved the water. More specifically, I love the sound of water - rain on awnings, wild & wicked ...

Earth laughs in flowers -Ralph Waldo Emerson

While we were praying during last night's Bible Study, baby Previte was chatting and gurgling away. I thought that's how we must sou...

Two months of 2007 are gone so I thought you might be interested in how I'm progressing with my New Year's Resolution . If you recal...

My sister, Jean was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and yesterday was her first appointment with her oncologist. Being the good (or cu...

I recently read where Scarlett Johansson, age 22, contributed the following health tip. She's said she's tested for HIV twice a year...

On a dog food web site (I think it was Purina) I saw an article about how to keep your dog(s) active during the winter. One game they sugge...

My oldest sister, Jean is an attorney who specializes in Workers' Compensation. However, as of February 12 she will become a Workers...

There is a link on this blog to Solo Femininity , author Carolyn McCulley's website to encourage Christian single women (and any others ...

Last year, my resolution was to make no resolutions. My rationale was I take things way too seriously and set my self up for failure before...

So says Scarlett O'Hara. And she's right. In today's world, for both belivers and even non-believers, tomorrow is another day. ...

...you might get it. How often I've made that comment - jokingly, I thought. But today I found myself trying to "take back" a ...

There is no doubt many of women's (and men's) mood swings can be atributed to hormonal shifts. And many a temper tantrum has been b...

As a child, I remember being so excited when we had pancakes or other breakfast foods for dinner. It was a super-special treat. It wasn...

I was involved in a discussion where a woman complained that she didn't like when others said they knew how she felt, that they understo...

Like Tevya, from "Fiddler on the Roof", I like tradition. But since the death of my mom twelve years ago, our family traditions h...

I love Friday nights. Friday nights are filled with the hope of all that I will accomplish over the next two days of freedom. I start to pla...

Try as I might, I never really understand grace. I know the definition and can parrot it off to anyone who wants to hear it. I've experi...

I was created with a brain for intelligence and reasoning, eyes to see, ears to hear; tongue, nose and neural pathways for taste, smell and ...