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One of them involved a dryer sheet. Things have gotten desperate. Alrighty hunnies, before I start this article, I want to say something that I hope carries through every category and every little corner of Calamity, Meet Jane: We do not judge here. This is a judgment-free zone. We help, we love, and most importantly,… Read more
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Girl. Why have I been breading chicken with four bowls all these years?! You know how it goes. Milk. Flour. Egg. Breadcrumbs. Half the counter is dirty, and by the time you’re finished your fingers have ten different little crusty breading hats on them. You KNOW the finger caps I’m talking about. 😂 Then a… Read more
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You can go to church on Sunday and hear about drunkenness, sexual immorality, foul language, greed, addiction—all kinds of sin. But there’s one I don’t hear talked about nearly as much. Gluttony. And babycakes, I wish I were writing this from the other side of it. I’m not. I’m writing from smack-dab in the middle… Read more
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Haggai was a prophet, and Haggai went to the people of his generation and was basically like: “Hey—why is your house all done up while the temple of God is in shambles?” See, the people had returned from exile. They were rebuilding their lives, rebuilding their homes, getting everything back together—but the temple of God… Read more
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Football season is upon us, hunnies! This is my 15th year out of Oklahoma. At this point, I’ve officially been gone longer than I ever lived there—which feels absolutely bizarre to say. And yet, when I think about childhood, I think about Norman, Oklahoma. Some places apparently just get into your bones. And Oklahoma taught… Read more
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Believe it or not, Mamaw, I was listening. While I will absolutely be posting about Things Somebody’s Mamaw Should’ve Told Me, I figured I wouldn’t be doing my three Mamaws any justice if I didn’t include the things they did tell me. Because believe it or not, Mamaw… I WAS LISTENING. Maybe not every time.… Read more
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The “I diced up some chicken and started throwing seasonings at it” dinner that actually deserves to be repeated. In a Rush? 🍗 Here’s the quick version, babycakes: Chicken breast + butter + garlic salt + honey BBQ seasoning + Worcestershire + salt & pepper. Dice the chicken into bite-sized pieces, melt a couple tablespoons… Read more
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There was a season when I had been praying about a situation and some relationships in my life. Eventually, circumstances changed. The situation was removed, and in my mind, I thought: Thank You, Lord. That’s handled. Except sometime later, the very thing I thought God had removed looked like it was coming right back. Babycakes,… Read more
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Mama just made it feel like an adventure. There was a time growing up when my family needed somewhere cheaper to live. And cheaper we found. There was just one small problem. There wasn’t a house. There was a shed. My stepfather had built it, and to be fair, nobody built the thing thinking, “Yep,… Read more
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So I ditched my daily cleaning schedule for a weekly menu. I reckon we’ll see how this goes. I love a clean house. What I do not love is working all week just to wake up Saturday and realize I’ve apparently clocked in for my second job. Laundry. Bathrooms. Floors. Kitchen. Clutter. All the little… Read more
