100 Word Challenge: Wish

August 23, 2017August 30, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

I wish for tolerance and understanding I wish for order over chaos I wish for wisdom and knowledge I wish for compassion I wish for acceptance I wish for peace I wish for love and friendship I wish for health and happiness I wish for all these things for you... Star light, star bright First … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Wish

100 Word Challenge: Past

August 16, 2017August 22, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

One day when I was around 8 years old, and I can see this in my mind’s eye vividly, I was at school waiting in the lunch line behind the older and bigger fifth graders. In my little elementary school mind, I pondered my future. I remember thinking that in the "blink of an eye” … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Past

100 Word Challenge: Lost

August 9, 2017August 15, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

I can’t fly, nor read minds. I can’t render myself invisible nor do I have extraordinary strength. I do, however; have a unique superpower. I can find all the lost things. If something is un-find-able, come to me. It can be a specific tool (menfolk territory), a book, or article of clothing that was never … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Lost

100 Word Challenge: Diary

August 2, 2017August 9, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

Been doing this bullet journal thing for about six months now, and am actually surprised I’ve kept up with it this long. I’ve tried journaling before and I was woefully inattentive to it, this just clicked with me. It’s gone through many variations, morphing from single page - single day, to a weekly double-page layout, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Diary

100 Word Challenge: Water

July 26, 2017August 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

I’m not going to get very fancy for this week’s prompt. We sprung a major water leak over the weekend in a line that runs under our driveway. Finding a local contractor who can do the job has not been easy. Basically, we’ve been without running water since Saturday. A contractor was finally able to … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Water

100 Word Challenge: Sing

July 19, 2017November 22, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

A few days ago, the Mister was reading a Sports Illustrated piece about the Best Names of Recruiting Class 2017 (read: unusual to fantastical.) He got to Zacchaeus, and it triggered a childhood memory of a Sunday School song from long ago. A song that was a perennial favorite throughout my religious upbringing. A song … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Sing