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As a transitive verb, remit means to send money, as in payment. As I paid the bill for some work done on my house today, I told the guy that was my trip to Alaska. But remit also means to release from the guilt or penalty of something. Technically, I remitted my payment but I…

Today, I saw another Facebook post about the eulogy former President Obama delivered during the memorial service for Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, a South Carolina state senator and the former pastor of Emanuel A.M.E. Church. This eulogy happened four years ago today and was recorded in an article in The New York Times on July…

It happens to half the population each month, yet its nearly a taboo topic for men and women. Yet, there’s a movement afoot to change all that. I read an article on Refinery 29 called, Periods Around the World. It was an eye-opening read, and I encourage you to click through the stories of women…

It literally means to formulate anew in verse. I love the dictionary. Joy Harjo has been appointed the 23rd U.S. poet laureate. Ms. Harjo is a member of the Muscogee Nation. The 68-year-old says that poetry is healing. To her, poetry is “soul talk” and she’s been championing poetry for more than forty years. According…

There are some things that simply get under my skin. Ordering tea and hamburgers and cokes is one of them. Tea should be tea. No sugar. It’s not a choice at least to this non-Southerner. Hamburgers do not have cheese. If I want a cheeseburger, I would ask for one. And, where I come from…

It’s been a running joke between Keck and me. When I try to find an again word and I struggle with it, Keck says, “Retoast! To toast again.” I laugh and then say that’s not a real word. While it isn’t a word in the Merriam Webster Dictionay, it is in the Urban Dictionary. Retoast…

While I’m not sure the tiniest bathroom in the world (or at least the tiniest one I’ve ever had) has ever been “done.” I have always known that it lacked a little something. Tonight I finished my nod-to-France redo of the lime green throwback. ❤ View this post on Instagram A nod to France ……

I saw a friend post on Facebook once that the dry cleaners in the opposite direction from which he often travelled was cheaper. It was basically the same distance but he never went that way. Today, I had the same problem. The cheapest, best dry cleaners is in the opposite direction of the path I…

Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that will pardon and cleanse within;Grace, grace, God’s grace,Grace that is greater than all our sin! Julia h. johnston, grace greater than our sin, 1910 As a verb — grace means to confer dignity or honor on. It’s active and flowing. If we take grace in it’s noun form, which means…