About Jan C. Johnson
Welcome! If you like food, reading, laughing over life's little disasters, and maybe thinking about the bigger things of life, you have come to the right place. Besides blogging, I write humorous fiction, though real life tends to leave fictional humor in the shade. But I'm not a total goofball.
No, really. I've also written a most riveting memoir--not mine, which would be boring, but rather the life story of an obscure pastor in Liberia, West Africa. His hair-raising memories of the Liberian Civil War years make for some suspenseful reading! Discover more under the "My Books" tab.
I live in North Texas with my husband, Brent. We enjoy bicycling, Mexican food, and traveling to visit our kids and grandkids.
Spring is coming to North Texas. ‘Bout time, many of us would say. We thought we’d never get rid of the snow, ice, cold wind, and sleet. A few weeks ago, between snowfalls, the ice cleared off just enough for … Continue reading →
My husband, Brent, and I are usually pretty compatible. We both like reading, bicycling and ice cream. We enjoy the same music. I like to cook, he likes to eat. (Okay, so do I.) Sometimes we even agree on the … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories)
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Tagged acceptance, appetite, cooking, favorite, food, humor, individual, ketchup, marriage, preference, quiche
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Dang. Overnight lows in the low 20s last week, again. And after raining all day, turning to sleet turning to snow? Cancel my reservation for that class at the gym. Unfortunately, sitting around on my chilly rear with mug after … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories), Thoughts on Two Wheels
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Tagged Arizona, bad weather, bike, cabin fever, cycling, desert, exercise, fitness, snow, training, winter
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“Grow up!” Back in the first century, the apostle Paul wrote a really long letter to the church in Corinth. If I had to sum up the sixteen chapters in two words, I’d say he was telling them to Grow … Continue reading →
Posted in A Page From My Journal, Near As I Can Figure...
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Tagged Christian, church, conflict, defraud, dispute, Faith, fraud, Jesus, love, reputation, squabble, unconditional
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Ever since my first road-bike ride with Brent back in the ’70s, I’ve been hooked on cycling. I admit, it’s been an “on-again, off-again” relationship. Umm… with the bike, not with Brent. Many times the weather wasn’t friendly enough. Or … Continue reading →
Posted in I Remember When... (my OWN stories), Thoughts on Two Wheels
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Tagged bicycle, bicycling, bike, bike rally, content, contentment, endurance, expectations, pacing, patience, relationship, self acceptance, workout
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Lately I’ve been seeing lots of kerfluffle about “minimalism.” Premise: we Americans tend to live with way too much stuff. Endlessly marketed to, we buy into the idea that we must have more, bigger, better… stuff. Yet the stuff we … Continue reading →
Posted in Near As I Can Figure...
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Tagged clutter, decoration, decorator, design, expert, inconsistent, interior design, minimalism, minimalist, peer pressure, statement
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