A diamond is just a hunk of coal that responded well under pressure.

I am so ready for summer and warmer weather. I can not handle this cold weather at all. I guess you know you are getting old when the cold is colder than it used to be. Dropping the weight means less insulation -- not so much fat to keep us warm. Some days I just freeze at work even though the temp should be okay -- I usually set it lower than I have been by a couple of degrees because when you get bodies in a room, it heats up. I have had to learn to dress in more layers because I am so cold. I… Continue

Well, it's happened! I lost a ring because it was too big and kept falling off my finger. I was out shopping over the weekend (finding more clothes that fit) and reached into my pocket and when I pulled out my hand one of my rings came off. I noticed it and was able to pick it up and put it back on my finger. Somewhere between there and church the next day, I lost it again with out realizing it. :( I have no idea where it could be. My husband gave me that ring for Valentine's Day a few years bac… Continue

When I was in high school, a girl on the basketball team with me was anorexic. I was somewhat familiar with anorexia but couldn't understand why someone so skin and bones as this girl was would think she was fat. A friend tried to explain to several of us that when this girl looked in the mirror she saw herself as _____ (a really heavy set girl at our school who was probably 300 lbs). I could not understand how someone could look in the mirror and see someone or something so different. Then abou… Continue