tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63409072023-11-15T10:58:16.280-08:00Fidler On The RoofThe blog of author and writer, Julie Anne Fidler.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-85461622983584997012011-06-29T05:06:00.000-07:002011-06-29T05:06:11.385-07:00I'm doing a little experiment.
This blog was once super popular. I've been thinking of picking it back up again.
Anyone out there?
:-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-5271683061085231382008-09-11T06:00:00.002-07:002008-09-11T06:03:13.391-07:00New BlogI'm now blogging at Caffeine, Jesus, and PontificationUnknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-52822928803639172322008-06-25T15:41:00.000-07:002008-06-25T16:06:46.645-07:00Being A Christian Is HardThere are a few things I'm really good at.Making people laugh, for example.Writing, for another.Brewing a pot of really strong coffee, most of all.I am not, apparently, good at being a Christian.Being a Christian is hard. If you're a stand-up comedian, the only thing you're expected to do is crack people up while they eat their mozzarella sticks, and you sip your beer. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-46900309894502494982008-04-08T19:14:00.000-07:002008-09-11T06:03:40.264-07:00MiraclesMiraclesWhen I was a kid, I saw all sorts of sad things. Tragic things. Crap you couldn't explain and felt moronic even questioning. Forget my life - it's not exactly a newsflash that I was sexually abused and grew up around alcoholics. Sometimes I don't know what damaged me more, what I personally went through, or what I saw other people go through. Alzheimers and car wrecks, plane Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-20164411551408394372008-03-23T18:23:00.000-07:002008-03-24T16:04:34.510-07:00Easter ChaosEaster ChaosAnother Easter has come and gone, and I'm relieved to say my family is still intact. How was your holiday?My parents sold the house I grew up in when I was 19, and moved into a 3-bedroom apartment a couple of miles away. It's not small by any means, but when you add me, my husband, my brothers, their better halves, a barking Miniature Schnauzzer, and my 6-year-old nephewUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-87920966957577561332008-03-04T17:21:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:10:48.028-07:00Quit Whining!My friend Randy Thomas blazes the trail against negativity, God love 'im. Tired of reading/watching/listening to nothing but whining, complaints, and personal attacks? Good, me too. LET'S DO THIS.Come up with 10 things to be grateful for, it's as simple as that. You'll be amazed at how many good things do exist. (Despite what Simon Cowell has to say.) Mine are in no particular Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-50451754042905601562008-02-28T19:44:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:10:48.084-07:00The Glass CastleThe Glass CastleTwo weeks ago, some friends of mine were in town, so I met them for dinner, and after dinner we stopped by Barnes & Noble for coffee and conversation. As it turned out, there wasn't so much as a free pillow for any of us to sit on, so we wandered around for a bit and headed for an ice cream joint. But while we were at B&N, my friends convinced me to buy a book Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-13357000387671185632008-02-17T09:29:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:10:48.118-07:00Not All Mentally Ill People Are Killers, But...Not All Mentally Ill People Are Killers, But...For the past several days, I have been waiting with baited breath to hear what NIU shooter Steve Kazmierczak's diagnosis was. Every time someone with Bipolar Disorder goes on a killing spree, I more than cringe. How do mentally ill people cross the threshold between right and wrong, and turn into Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-66463612155550827252008-01-30T19:46:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:10:48.149-07:00AdoptionAdoptionEveryone needs good friends -- people who rally around you, people who are always in your corner, people who love you no matter how stupid you act. I have a number of friends, but Shaunti and Linda are in a league of their own.Shaunti is like a big sister, and Linda (who works for Shaunti -- and is sort of my manager when I do contract work for Shaunti) is old enough to be my momUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-8985148644976408172008-01-28T19:07:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:10:48.347-07:00I'm A Loyal Fan -- Sickeningly LoyalI'm A Loyal Fan -- Sickeningly LoyalPeople keep asking me why I don't blog more. I used to be a blogging fiend, but it has been hard to muster up the interest lately. Writing used to be cathartic to me. Now that I do it professionally, it's not so cathartic anymore. It is my skill, that thing I do best. I still love it, but I find it hard to sit down and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-7733083455993460862008-01-03T17:53:00.000-08:002008-03-20T19:10:48.369-07:00You Thought I Dropped Off the Earth, Didn't You?I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack. Thought I was gone for good, huh? Well, I'm back until my new website is up. (Yes, it's coming.) So, for now, a brief update.Life has its ups and downs. I have been focusing a lot of time and energy on mental illness, Bipolar Disorder in general. The longer I live, the more I realize how little the Church understands Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-58457666753806736122007-10-06T13:48:00.000-07:002008-09-11T06:03:40.318-07:00Kickin' It Shaunti StyleKickin' It Shaunti StyleI got to meet my bud Shaunti Feldhahn for a long breakfast this morning, and boy was I glad to see her! I hadn't seen her in 3 years. Have you ever met someone who just is all-over beautiful in every way? That's Shaunti.I love her, and I miss her already, but I'm praising God for our time together.Here, Shaunti looks pretty as always. I look Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-45708302926941978062007-10-04T19:32:00.000-07:002008-09-11T06:03:40.330-07:00What MattersIWhat MattersI'm sitting here reflecting on an incredibly long week. Of office boredom and looming freelance deadlines, the approaching holidays, and how I wish it would cool the heck off so the stupid leaves could change!!!What really matters, though?What matters is my sweet husband and the way God has transformed our marriage. We were once at odds, now we are best friends, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-18931052655174358492007-10-03T16:06:00.000-07:002008-09-11T06:03:40.354-07:00The Prez Makes A Visit AND Accosted By A DemocratThe Prez Makes A Visit AND Accosted By A DemocratPresident Bush paid a visit to Lancaster today. Several of us left the office in hopes of seeing the motorcade, or at least a presidential helicopter of sorts, but all we saw was traffic. One co-worker who was already outside on a smoke break -- a hilarious lesbian who lives out loud -- took a dragUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6340907.post-46117530945129044632007-09-30T15:36:00.000-07:002008-09-11T06:03:40.371-07:00Starting OverStarting OverThe blog is now up for all to read once again, though you'll notice that all archives are gone.That's right. I deleted almost 4 years worth of writing. And so we start over again. Please pass the word. I intend to blog more frequently.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0