Yup, we’re building character over here at the Moody household, or, as I like to call it, the Lent Situation Room. And by “building character,” I mean, “saying all sorts of swear words every time I learn how much I’ve been spending on all this $#*%.”
Slightly Older Princess explains our eviction from the Garden of Eden.
Very interesting, this being-broke stuff. I’ve found out I’ve got one stiff neck and a pretty nasty attitude. Heaven help my family for the remainder of this 40-plus day Lenten commitment.
Yipe! How did today get to be Shrove Tuesday already? I have to start Lent tomorrow and I haven’t prepped for my commitment yet!
I decided this year I’d take a page from coworker Amanda Robbins’ playbook and spend the next 40 days away from all forms of plastic money. No debit card, no credit card, [...]
I was a huge fan of the old sci-fi series “Babylon 5.” One of my assignments today reminds me of one of the episodes, in which the representatives from various worlds on the space station are invited to present something that represents their religious culture. The commander, Jeffrey Sinclair, of Earth, has no idea what [...]
The sign on the church readerboard as we were driving through town said, “You are in the process of becoming someone. The question is, who?”
It’s not a very Christian sentiment to want to clock Pat Robertson for his comments yesterday on the horrific tragedy in Haiti.
Pssst! Hey! A.J. Jacobs! Got a book idea for you.
Minor spoiler alerts here for Dan Brown fans who have not yet read “The Lost Symbol.” Proceed at your own risk, and if you stumble into a vast, multi-winged conspiracy, well, don’t blame me.
I should have kept myself home from school today.
I knew the president was scheduled to deliver an address to the nation’s schoolchildren, urging them to set goals, work hard and never give up. I should have begged off the assignment, knowing the subversive effect it was going to have on me.
