Author Archives: annamfarley

You always hear people talk about how we are getting less competent.  Most people can think of a grandparent or parent with an \”in my day\” story, referencing the hardship they had to overcome with significantly more competence than this generation ever could. I also think of that when I study history, and you read about someoneContinue reading “Bread and Circuses”

Someone made a comment to me recently that was a little bit prejudiced against pretty people – male or female.  There was an implication that pretty people don\’t \”get it,\” that they aren\’t that smart (or don\’t have to be), that they are a little self-involved. I challenged that thinking with a story about aContinue reading “More Than Packaging”

My husband and I recently went to see Gary Allan again, my third time and his fifth.  It was also our second time actually going out of state to do so.  I have been a fan of Gary Allan since before my 14th birthday. Now, more than twenty years into his career, Allan is 50,Continue reading “Gary Allan: Concert Review”

I have recently encountered a funny scenario where someone I know insisted that they had a new enemy and that they would be praying for her.  Only, I cannot understand how this person would view the other as an enemy when they\’d had only a minor miscommunication.  Even still, while I chuckled at this particularContinue reading “Love Your Enemies”

Despite being the oldest child in my family, I was never the brave one.  I always felt like this was maybe an anomaly but in years since then when I worked as a nanny or babysitter I have often found eldest children less brave than the younger.  This was true of me and my sister.Continue reading “Being Brave”

From the earliest age, I remember people having nicknames. My parents always had nicknames for us kids. In fact, one of my sisters I have hardly ever called by her actual name.  She has been known by a nickname since infancy. My parents also gave humorous nicknames to everyone they met.  As a little girl,Continue reading “Nicknames”

I have always been a morning person.  My husband teases me that I start getting grouchy after lunch time.  That is an exaggeration, but I definitely begin winding down around 9pm each night, but I wake up early each day, hungry for food and goals to accomplish! I never really understood how much I valueContinue reading “Morning Routines”

I am not a crafty person.  I learned to cross stitch when I was 10 years old and enjoyed that but once I got bifocals at the age of 14 (yes, that\’s a fact!), and then my vision worsened, cross stitching became a headache to me, literally.  I have trouble differentiating shades of floss andContinue reading “Learning a new Craft”

\”Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it\’s how we behave while we\’re waiting.\”  – Joyce Meyer Even in childhood, I was fairly outspoken.  I have never been one to hesitate taking action or to say the words that I instinctively feel.  To put it simply, I have been known in the past toContinue reading “The Reward of Patience”

Where I grew up, cold weather was sort of the norm.  I was an enthusiastic ice skater and hockey player (though not a good one), and in those days, our outdoor ice rink would close when temperatures hit -9°F/-23°C.  We found that frustrating when we\’d have a couple weeks of weather colder than that whereContinue reading “How Quickly We Adapt”