Spidertales #5: “It ain’t a spider.”

During my year of major life changes (divorce, left job, started seminary, moved twice, sold old house, purchased new house, lost friends, made new friends), I began dating again. My ex-husband and I were together for eight years, five of them married.  So I was a bit rusty.  I dated a lot in college, but that was college with college boys and a college schedule.  This was big-girl dating, and I wasn’t sure how the process worked in the big-girl world.

Continue Reading

Spidertales #1: Little Miss Muffet

Second grade was not a stellar year for me. Academically, I was fine, but it was the first time in my memory that a teacher did not like me – a rare occurrence, considering I’m an over-achiever and eager to learn.  Most teachers love having a student like me:  anxious to help, anxious to please, and anxious to get an “A.” But, Mrs. Anderson only saw that I was anxious.  My anxiety got on her very last nerve.

Continue Reading