That Time You Went to Oldfields -- A free lesson from a not-so-eccentric artist
What seems out of control is really just an uncompleted process.
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Annie D. Stutley
- Sep 17, 2021
- 8 min
That Time You Were Still -- When it’s all too much
That’s just a part of the story, a dramatic retelling. There’s more to it.
Annie D. Stutley
- Jun 25, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Sent Messages -- The best friend waiting on the other end
Why wouldn’t He have compassion for the cries of my heart and be there for me as a best friend would when I am at my lowest?
Annie D. Stutley
- May 19, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Didn’t Cross the Lane -- Messengers Among Us
I had been running toward the fourth lane since my diagnosis, disregarding any promising messages, but I finally stopped.
Annie D. Stutley
- Apr 30, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Were Served -- Judge if you want to be judged
It seems we have all the answers until we actually have to answer for ourselves.
Annie D. Stutley
- Apr 13, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Caught a Dimple -- Blooming Where We're Planted
I could learn from these hydrangeas. We all could.
Annie D. Stutley
- Mar 22, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Asked for The Good Chicken -- When accepting help is as awkward as a junior high dance
I'm the the equivalent to a preteen with braces and acne avoiding a crush at a school dance, when it comes to accepting help.
Annie D. Stutley
- Mar 15, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Didn’t Shave Your Legs -- Stage Three Judgement
03/14/2021 I had known about the cancer for about eight days when I sat in the umpteenth doctor’s office to proceed with what has got to...
Annie D. Stutley
- Feb 21, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Had Cancer -- Yep, you read that right.
But even this modern lingo skeptic recognizes that sometimes you don’t have to be an explorer or a pioneer to experience a journey.
Annie D. Stutley
- Feb 14, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Missed Sunset -- Why We’re Afraid to Give
It was the kind of finale that only follows one helluva show. And I’d missed it. For five flipping dollars.
Annie D. Stutley
- Jan 25, 2021
- 6 min
That Time You Acknowledged Killer -- Where to Find an Edge of Your Own
I’ve learned that animosity just has this way of finding us.
Annie D. Stutley
- Jan 18, 2021
- 6 min
That Time You Told a Sunrise Lie -- How to Get ‘Er Done and Hit the Wall
I didn’t even attempt to make the promise, not to save face, but because I knew it was a lie. But not just any lie. A sunrise lie.
Annie D. Stutley
- Jan 9, 2021
- 7 min
That Time You Were Extraordinarily Ordinary -- How to Wait Like a Winner
It’s a fact of life I’m only just now able to understand and, frankly, come to peace with.
Annie D. Stutley
- Dec 5, 2020
- 7 min
That Time You Were a Stump -- Boundaries and "The Giving Tree"
Is it a story of generosity and unconditional love, or (and I truly hate to ask this) is the giving tree an enabler and a chump?
Annie D. Stutley
- Nov 23, 2020
- 7 min
That Time You Were a Spectacle -- Why that broken grocery cart is so confident
I never intentionally choose the crappy grocery cart. Who does?
Annie D. Stutley
- Nov 13, 2020
- 7 min
That Time You Earned the Top Score -- When life falls in pieces, where goes your plan?
I really shouldn’t be surprised that a game about creating order from chaos is what interests me.
Annie D. Stutley
- Oct 16, 2020
- 4 min
That Time You Were the Light--What’s left in a broken world?
Does the world have nothing good to offer?
Annie D. Stutley
- Oct 10, 2020
- 7 min
That Time You Held Your Tongue -- The Fruit of Shutting Up
But is it necessary to always be heard, or is there something to be said (pun intended) for shutting up?
Annie D. Stutley
- Oct 3, 2020
- 8 min
That Time You Were Prudent -- The New Mythology
How blessed was I to believe blindly as a child. How blessed am I today to believe with discernment!
Annie D. Stutley
- Sep 25, 2020
- 7 min
That Time You Cleaned Up -- "It’s not what you LOOK like. It’s what you DO like."
I needed to give the impression that we were an ideal candidate, not just clean, but desirable.
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