It’s the Season of Giving, that wonderful time of year that brings out the best in all of us. I mean, come on; even Scrooge was transformed after visits by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. In all of our hurry, scurry pursuit of the perfect gift; I think perhaps we forget that Read More
Spending two weeks in a foreign country means there’s no shortage of stories to tell. While my last column focused more on the cultural differences that I had to navigate through, today I want to talk about some of the things I loved. English. When I travel out of the country, I never expect Read More
On November 9, after two weeks in Kenya, my husband and I landed safely at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. It was a long journey and I was ecstatic to back on sovereign Texas soil. When traveling abroad, one has to put aside all Western thinking; otherwise you will end up miserable for the Read More
Growing up who did not secretly wish, even briefly to be a super hero? Personally, I always wanted to be Wonder Woman. Her ability to spin around and change clothes, transforming from ordinary Diana Prince to Princess Diana AKA Wonder Woman mesmerized me. Never mind that the television character played by Lynda Carter in the Read More
Ever noticed the “Warrior Princess” tag line at the end of each “Living Outside the Lines” column? Well, today I will tell you the story behind the signature. November 19, 2011 I embarked on a journey known as the Warrior Dash. This journey was several months and some severe arm-twisting in the making. When I first Read More
Mention the word hero and the mind conjures up a vast array of images. Those images might range from fictitious comic book characters, to larger than life sports celebrities, to the notorious rich and famous, to the great philosophical thinkers of this century. However, the truest heroes live by the Biblical mantra, “Greater love hath Read More
Huffing and puffing she grabs her soapbox, drags it center stage, climbs up and begins her rant. Toilet paper dispensers are not complicated, nor does their design vastly differ from one toilet to the next. So, please, please, help me understand why it is that soooo many of them sit empty? We aren’t talking about Read More
