Barb's Best

The family seems to have two predominant functions: to provide warmth and love in time of need and to drive each other insane. -- Donald G....

I've been listening to a lot of books on CD of late. And in the true spirit of Eco Reading, I've been utilizing the public library....

Is it better to take the easy way, or take the hard way and fail?

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books." Chinese Proverb

Dedicated to A.G. Cool air Warm conversation A break in the clouds

Why did Emily Dickinson describe hope as a bird? Birds fly away...unless it's a flamingo or an emu. But I don't think flamingos or ...

Hope Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune--without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest...

When God does His thing, I get Isaac. When I take matters in to my own hands, I get Ishmael. That is why I struggle through each day...I h...

The Day Is Done The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his fligh...

"A mutt is couture - it's the only one like it in the world, made especially for you." Isaac Mizrahi

Growing up, my favorite cookie to bake and to eat was a Chocolate Drop Cookie (with chocolate frosting). I think the recipe came from someo...

"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." - Mark Twain

When the slings and arrows of sins against me become to painful for me to bear, I find I start to build a wall. It's built with bricks ...

...that I might not sin against Thee. (Ps 119:11). Problem is, I hid the wrong Words. I hid the "thou shalt nots" instead of the...

When Grace (the dog) first came to live with me, she was withdrawn. She'd been abused and abandoned and did not trust me. She hung back ...

I was walking through the lobby of the hospital (Hamot) when I saw on TV Martha Stewart cooking mashed potatoes with...Snoop Dogg. I was (a...

I have a relatively easy life. No life threatening situations stabbing me. No horrible crises piercing me like arrows. My daily troubles are...

I remember a time when my father took me to the local catholic school to register me for first grade. The teacher had all the children draw ...

About 6-7 years ago, I was heading somewhere with the Barblings and their mom. We stopped for a quick dinner at the McDonald's drive-th...

If the joy of the Lord is my strength, then my joy is pretty flabby and out of shape. But what fitness regimen is there for joy? Unlike the...