Author: Big Mama

So it’s Monday.

And I’m just popping in to let you know that I’m not feeling good. It all started with a sore throat on Thursday afternoon and quickly went downhill from there.

What I’m saying is I’m going to go curl up with a bottle of Nyquil and call it a day.

See y’all tomorrow.

Just a few quick things today.

1. I chose the winners for the Living Proof Live Simulcast and have notified them by email. If for some reason I don’t hear back from them then I will choose two more winners.

Is it just me or does that sound like the Miss America pageant when if the winner is unable to fulfill her duties then the first runner up has to step in?

And even if you didn’t win, it’s not too late to sign up to be a part of the simulcast from the comfort of your couch. Here’s the event page with all the information you need. You can also find out on that page if there’s a church that’s hosting it anywhere near you in case you want to venture out and be around people.

Spoken like a true introvert.

2. On a totally different note, I have loved Mrs. Meyers’ cleaning products for a long time. But I’d always bought the geranium scent or the lemon verbena. Then last week I decided to try the basil scent and my whole life changed. It is my hands down new favorite.

3. Caroline’s P.E. coaches occasionally bring in new healthy food for the kids to try. And while she never eats more than the equivalent of one cheese cube at each meal, she is an adventurous eater.

So this is how I’ve ended up buying jicama and dragon fruit and learning that breaking open a coconut is much harder than they made it look on Gilligan’s Island.

It’s also how I discovered that we both love a pomegranate. I’d never bought pomegranates before because I wasn’t really sure how to eat them even though I love to drink pomegranate juice because it makes me feel like I’m negating the effects of beef fajita nachos.

However, I soon learned that getting the seeds out of a pomegranate is a beating. You have to soak it in water and then peel off the white part and then the seeds pop and stain your countertop.

But then Mimi sent me the link to this video on an easier way to eat a pomegranate. I tried it yesterday and it totally works. I’m embarrassed to tell you how excited I was about it.

4. Wow. I just wrote five paragraphs about deseeding a pomegranate.

That feels like a low.

5. I’m leaving a week from today to head to Birmingham, AL for the DotMom Conference. It’s not too late to sign up and join us. It’s a great line up including Jen Hatmaker, Vicki Courtney and Esther Burroughs.

Oh, and Korie Robertson from Duck Dynasty. I’m a little bit beside myself about it.

5. There were so many of y’all who said such sweet things about Jen and even offered her places to stay or to bring meals and prayers. It made me love you that much more. And I asked Jen if it was okay to share the link to her blog wheres she’s detailing her journey and she said it was okay.

It’s called Pink. Pray. Love. She has handled this with so much faith and grace. Love her so much.

6. This is the time of year when the Outdoor Channel airs all of its new episodes of various hunting shows. So guess what’s on our T.V. every night until P goes to bed?

You’ve never seen so much camo or heard so much whispering in your life.

It’s not at all annoying.

7. I’ve been sitting here for twenty minutes and can’t think of what else I wanted to say. I’m taking that as a sign that I need to go to bed.

Have a great day!

Yesterday was one of those days where I just played a lot of catch up and tried to answer a bunch of email and give myself the illusion of being productive. But all I could really think about was that Parenthood was coming on later because it’s my new favorite show. I watched all three seasons this summer on Netflix in a shamefully short amount of time.

I’d tell you how long, but I feel like you might judge me.

I won’t go as far to say that I love it as much as Friday Night Lights because, well, that just isn’t possible. But it is a close second and I feel that the Braverman family has filled a void in my T.V. heart.

So I spent the morning on the internet doing various internet things and came across this headline.Men Caught Smuggling Monkeys in Their Pants. And to give you insight into my maturity level, my first thought was “Is that what they’re calling it these days?”

The truth is that two men were actually trying to smuggle monkeys in their pants and got caught because have you ever observed a monkey? Is there any scenario in which you think you might be able to get away with having one in your pants?

Anyway, that’s not really the point of this post because there is no point to this post. But what I really wanted to tell y’all is that I went to a new beauty salon on Monday. And while I was there I had a consult with an eyebrow specialist. Raise your hand if you knew that existed.

Normally I just get my brows waxed every now and then at the little place where I get an occasional pedicure. And then I tweeze stray hairs every morning and night to keep them in line. I inherited my daddy’s eyebrows which means they could take over my entire face if left to themselves.

But the eyebrow specialist used a stencil to show me the brow shape I should ideally have. I don’t need to tell you that I was sad to discover that my ideal brow shape is not my current brow shape. I guess it stands to reason that when you’re paying $8 to get your brows waxed in the back room of a pedicure place located in a strip center that you may not be getting a proper brow evaluation.

Apparently I have been over-plucking my eyebrows. And now, according to the ideal brow shape stencil, I need to let them grow in at various locations including in between my eyes. Just the thought of it makes me start to twitch.

The eyebrow specialist told me that I need to throw away my magnifying mirror and tweezers for the indefinite future. Which is the equivalent of telling me to quit breathing air. Plucking my eyebrows is one of my hobbies. I guess I’m trying to make up for all those unfortunate years in high school when it looked like two caterpillars were dueling to the death on my forehead.

But I’m going to follow her advice because she admonished me with the warning that thin brows make you look older. And I certainly don’t want my brows giving away my age. That’s what my “laugh lines” are for.

So there’s no real point to this except to tell you that if I seem a little edgy over the next few weeks, it’s because I’m in the arduous process of growing out my eyebrows. Which is a phrase I never thought I’d say.

Right along with “Two men were caught smuggling monkeys in their pants”.

Y’all.

I really had every intention of writing a post because it was the best weekend and my heart is so full. But it’s going to have to wait until tomorrow since I’m exhausted and also have to drive to Kerrville tomorrow morning to speak to a group of women and they might, you know, want to hear more than about how tired I am.

Although I’m sure that would be a FASCINATING topic.

However, I do want to take this opportunity to tell you about a really cool thing that’s happening this Saturday. Beth Moore is doing a Living Proof Live Simulcast this Saturday, September 15th. And for the first time, Lifeway is offering women a chance to watch it from the comfort of their own home for only $20.

I really can’t express what a difference Beth’s Bible studies have made in my life. She has challenged me and encouraged me more than I can say. And the fact that she has a way of doing it with humor and grace makes it all the better. If you’ve ever heard her speak, then you know what I’m talking about.

And if you haven’t? Well this Saturday is a great opportunity.

Lifeway has given me two free individual simulcast registrations to give away today. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post for a chance to win. I’ll pick the winners using a random drawing on Wednesday, September 12th.

For more information about the simulcast, you can click to the official Living Proof Live Simulcast page.