I haven't written in a few weeks because I'm not sure what I have to say these days.... and truthfully, I'm wallowing a little bit. Wallowing, feeling sorry for myself, just a little sad. Okay, I have good reason for my sadness. Two of my aunts passed away a day...
Are there times when you feel like you're going against the tide? Or that your beliefs are counter to the world's beliefs? These days as a Christian, I feel like I'm swimming upstream. I long for a time when people knew it was okay to "agree to disagree." Everyone is...
A note from Becky: As a lot of you know, I come from a large extended family, and enjoy time with them, as well as with my husband's family. Summer time seems to bring out the occasions of family gatherings, including graduations, weddings and family reunions. My...
What's the old saying? The only thing that is constant is change. Something like that. I've been thinking recently about transitions in life. Although we may say we wish our kids would stay little, or that we could stay in high school or college forever, or that we...
The words "expect the unexpected" should be a familiar phrase to most of us. It illustrates what life is all about. Just when we think things are routine or even boring... BAM! Something unexpected comes along. Most who know me, know that I'm a big fan of tennis....
Mother's Day weekend just passed and during this time of honoring my Mom, I'm also thankful to be a Mom. But me being a Mom is tribute to my kids. As most of you know, I married a widower who had two children. So, I became an instant Mother on my wedding day. We've...
This blog is entitled "Talking Among Friends" for a reason. I want it to be a safe place to talk about friendships, relationships and life in general. Originally, this blog started out as "Rebecca's Journey," where I wrote about my experience with cancer. After a...
Our church just had a ladies retreat weekend. I wasn't able to go, however, two of the ladies in my life group reported on the retreat. Sounds like I missed a good one. The theme was about being vulnerable. When we're vulnerable and open to others, we also learn...
We all have tough days. The difficult moments where we're so frustrated at our jobs or reaching our goals that we can do nothing but sit down and cry. I had one of these days recently, where I felt so overwhelmed all I could do was cry, pray, and then push through...
I'm busy right now -- like most people these days. There are times when I feel completely overwhelmed, but if I break it down, there's a lot of time wasted in my day. Social media is one time-sucker. I enjoy Facebook. I love that a lot of my cousins, extended...