Category: Humor
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The Waiting Room Part 2

By Lisa S.Tarno Let’s face it, most of our lives is spent waiting: in traffic, for appointments, windows of time, in lines at amusement parks, in lines to eat or buy food, at the airport, after an event in the parking lot, trying to get pregnant, nine months of pregnancy, on our kids to get…
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The Waiting Room

By Lisa S. Tarno Confession: I don’t like the waiting rooms of life! I’m not just referring to a doctor’s office but the figurative waiting rooms. This reflection is right in the moment, wrestling with God’s timing, and super frustrated….because, c’mon God…seriously? This has just become RIDICULOUS! I mean, I know God is in control…
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Small Talk…Blah, Blah Blah

By Lisa S. Tarno Am I alone in this feeling? I just do not like small talk. It seems forced, fake, and very uncomfortable. It happens at events, dinner parties, corporate parties and social settings where the main event either hasn’t begun or has just finished. Unless you find the right person that you instantly…
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Can We Forgive Someone And Still Feel Disgust For Them?

By Lisa S. Tarno The question within the question would be does the feeling of loathing, extreme dislike, or disgust negate the reality of actually forgiving someone? Some may legalistically say that our feelings would betray us and we never truly forgave….is that true? Some may say that our feelings are our feelings absent of…
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We’re All Just One Hormone Away From…

By Lisa S. Tarno Have you ever heard the saying, “But for the grace of God, there go I…”? Fun Fact, believe it or not it is not found in the Bible. It’s actually attributed to a man named John Bradford in 1553 who apparently said it after seeing criminals on their way to being…
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Starting Over In A New Place

By Lisa S. Tarno Moving to a new city is exciting and daunting. I have left behind dear friends that have shared life with me and know me (and still like me…ha ha). While the prospect of anything new can be thrilling, with the case of moving it is tethered to the realization of being…
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Finding Refuge Or Escape?

By Lisa S. Tarno In my faith we are metaphorically encouraged to find refuge under God’s wings. (Psalm 36:7) What this looks like actually is a hush over my whirling mind and thoughts that are counter productive and a settling of my spirit to really take it in that…in this frenzied, scary moment…God is control.…
