How to NOT Take Communion {Humor}

There are days as a Christian when I really enjoy a good laugh with my friends. This past Sunday was Communion Sunday, and I couldn’t help but smile as the plate of bread and the little cups of wine were passed around. You see, before and after enjoying and revering in the sacrament of Communion, I had the opportunity to discuss Communion with a few close friends. That got me to thinking about how to NOT take Communion. I believe that God does enjoy a little humor, and I think all folks that take the sacrament can smile at these little nuances. So here we go….How to NOT Take Communion.

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When LOL Is A Lie

I didn’t realize how much I lied everyday. It’s bad. Really bad. Shoveling out lies left and right.

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20 Myths I Had About Blogging

It’s September, which marks the 3 year anniversary of Saving Said Simply, my blog “baby.” Blogging has been a happy and yet difficult journey for me, so I just wanted to set the record straight. There’s a lot of talk out there about bloggers. Perceptions, misconceptions, attitudes and some ugliness. Yes, I’ve probably heard it all. And if you had displayed for me all of this lovely “baggage” that owning, creating and being the CEO of a blog when I first started, I probably would have stopped right there. I would have stayed at my part-time job, maybe went on to have 4 more kids,  and never would have used social media for more than checking in on my friends and family. I’m writing today with 20 blogging myths. These are myths that I have dealt with, struggled with and and still fighting against.  This post is partly for me, to demonstrate the hardships, obstacles, and joys that I have faced in my 3 year journey so far. This post is partly for you, those wondering, exploring struggling with blogging yourself. But at any rate, I am celebrating my 3 years with Saving Said Simply with 20 Myths I Had About Blogging.

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30 Things Toddlers Think About At Target

If you’ve been watching the page, there’s been a lot of buzz around these Target posts lately. Pretty fun to see what us ladies think about while we’re sucked into the Target vortex, right? Well, I think getting into the mind of a toddler while at Target is much more fun. So, I recently shopped with mine for the inspiration for this post. 30 Things Toddlers Think About at Target. Let me know if you agree.

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What to Wear to a Blog Conference – The FUN Version

Blog conferences. They’re intimidating. They’re big. And they are full of people. But they’re also a necessity if you are looking to grow your blog. Now having a few conferences under my belt (Thanks Type-A and FL Blog Con), I think I am at liberty to say what bloggers should consider wearing to a blog conference. Whether your first conference of your 50th, making sure that you are looking and feeling your best the WHOLE time is important! Here’s my top 5 things you need to wear to a blog conference. And yes, that pair of undies matters.

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Not Like Them

I’m not like them.

This statement hits me hard as a small meek little girl stands in front of the mirror. Analyzing every feature, criticizing every difference. I got called the dreaded “Chinese Squinty-Eye” girl at school again today. The words hit me like a thorn in the side as I look closer at my eyes again.

I try to open my eyes more. Can I make them look less squinty? Can I stick the bridge of my nose out further? Would my mom let me get a perm? Wonder what my hair would look like blonde. Can I get blue contacts, stuff my bra, buy clothes from Abercrombie (yes, that was popular)? School was hard, really hard at times. Growing up in an upper middle class town with maybe a 0.00003% Asian population, people are mean. Mean Girls existed before the movie.

Those memories are still stuck with me, no matter how hard I try to erase them. They feed on me when I have a hard day. When I feel alone in the world. When I got in another argument with my husband, my kids, myself.

I spent hours in front of the mirror, doubting my beauty, my self worth, my uniqueness.  It’s warped my brain on my self-confidence, my image, my love for others. I always have that nagging part of me that says “you’re not like them.”

But you know…all these years I thought not being like them was so awful. All that wasted time in front of the mirror trying to make my face look like someone else’s.

I’m Asian. I have almond shaped eyes, a flat nose, straight black hair and olive skin. I can’t change that.

But I can love it. I can embrace it.

I’m not like them. Not one bit.

I’m better.

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Being Adopted – Do You Ever Think About Going “Home?”

If you haven’t been keeping up, I have been writing a series of posts talking about my adoption. I really think this has been therapeutic for me as I process what being adopted means to me. Now that I am an adult, I can fully grasp and understand the deep and life changing effect adoption has on my life and the life of my children. And in writing these series of posts, I hope to maybe touch those looking to adopt, are adopted, or are just affected by adoption. So one of the many questions I receive over and over is “Do You Ever Think About Going Home?”

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