As many of you know my aunt Ruby was diagnosed with cancer towards the end of 2015. Since the diagnosis and all that has come with it, I’ve been in a bit of a funk. Along with her diagnosis I’ve been sick, the boy child has been sick, work has been ridiculously stressful, hubby is grinding …
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From a Distance
It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve written. I was trying to pinpoint the exact reason and I couldn’t come up with anything reasonable. Then this morning as I was very slowly getting ready for work, I realized the problem. I’ve been a bit distant from my source. Before I wrote my first post I …
Living the Good Life
In my mid-twenties I went through a bit of an identity crisis. As I was looking around at friends I began to question my worth. I had friends who were becoming doctors, attorneys, city leaders, ecetera and I had settled on teaching. Now before any of my educator friends curse me, I don’t mean ‘settled’ as …
Pride of a People
Tonight President Barack Obama gave his last State of the Union address. Based on my Facebook newsfeed he was giving Congress the business! And while I generally enjoy a good clowning (I know I shouldn’t but this space is about honesty) I couldn’t bring myself to watch tonight. This last speech is the end of …
In the Heat of the Night
It’s 11:13 on a Sunday night and I should be asleep. My hopes for a blizzard didn’t come to fruition so at 6:30 my Mom is going to give me my morning wake up call (at which point I will lie and say I’m about to get up…I have good intentions but it always ends …
Go Shawty, It’s Your Birthday
I absolutely love birthdays. I celebrated my 18th birthday not long after my husband and I started dating and he thought it was crazy that I got so excited. When he turned 18 the following April I threw him a party and have made every birthday special for him since…and it’s been 17 years. As …
Closing Out
These last twelve months have run together. . I’ve filled buckets with my laughter, heartaches, tears, prayers asked, and prayers answered. And while I’ve grown a little older and things have changed around me, God hasn’t. And for the first time I’m REALLY realizing that the fact the He is the same is what I …
Where a Kid can be a Kid!
Today my dad decided he wanted to take my kids and my niece and nephew to Chuck E. Cheese’s. Most of my friends know that I refer to Chuck’s as ‘Adult Hell’ and the only time my children go is if someone else takes them. I reluctantly agreed to take the munchkins because they would’ve …
Long Hair, Don’t Care
I know you’re totally confused right now. If you’ve seen any pictures of me in the last 14 years you know that my hair is anything but long. I have recently however started letting it ‘grow out’ but my husband’s hair is often still longer than mine. When I was growing up I was one of the …
Happy Holidays
Christmas is upon us! As we wind up our Christmas 2015 shopping and prepare for food, fun, and gifts, I’ve started to do some thinking. For a good portion of my childhood Christmas was about one thing…gifts…and lots of them. For as long as I can remember I always had two Christmases. Christmas in Tennessee …