I remember this time last year….we had recently returned from our amazing and sun filled trip to St. John- which was healing and spiritual and wonderful. We came back to WEEKS of this- cold, gray, wet….,yuck. Yes, THIS is the NE weather I hate the most. It’s like Heartbreak Hill- just when you think you…
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? “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” -Flannery O’Connor This quote is perfect for me. I have only referred to myself as a writer in recent years. It is a big step – and a risk for me-to put my dream out…
Watching a friend’s post of a Lynard Skynard concert from the 70’s. Looking at all of the beautiful young people in the audience…..-all I can think is. “Wow- those are all old people now.” I can’t get over how fast it happens. It is so weird. In my head, I feel almost exactly like the…
The AWESOME book by Shonda Rhimes -The Year of YES- chronicles Shonda’s process of getting out of a rut and saying yes to things that scared her. It is extremely inspiring, hysterically funny, crazy truthful and vulnerable. It is definitely making me think about ways that I can add some SPICE into my life. So…
I am continually and pleasantly surprised at the compassion and awareness of the Middle and High School kids that I work with at church. These kids are up on things and very aware of what is going on in their world. The things they have to be aware of are so much more serious than…
Musings on Hazelnut Coffee… I am so old that I remember when Flavored Coffee became a THING. It was 1989. I was living on my own in DC. Like REALLY on my own. Putting myself through my last year of college and first year of grad school. Working as a waitress, and a nanny, and…
I will be watching the Olympics with my Mom tonight…. The Olympics move me and inspire me like very little other things do……When I was a kid, and the Olympics came on, it was like a holy time in our house. Everything stopped. We watched every minute of TV coverage that was available. My Mother…
I want to stop time……. Every morning (especially Saturdays), I wake up in our tree nest, surrounded by my beloved books and photos of all of our adventures. My family photos dating back generations are on my bedroom shelf, easily accessible when I want to take a walk down memory lane. Our coffee maker is…
I reached 152 FB likes this week!!!! (And only 38 of them are people who actually know me.) Thank You everyone!!!❤️❤️ A few years ago, I decided to get brave and put my writing out in the universe. I had been writing in my journals since the seventh grade. I had always dreamed of telling my…
“God, Grant me the Serenity- To accept the things I cannot change. The courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference……” This is a prayer that I say MULTIPLE times a day. I learned it a little over nine years ago from some very wise friends who walked…
Next to my bed, I have a Wall of Inspiration. It reminds me of things that I believe…..on days when my unbelief threatens to assault the beautiful things that I know to be true. One of the things that hangs on this wall is an empty frame. It is there to remind me that they…
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a 40 day period of fasting that many Christians practice called Lent. Lent has been around since the early days of Christianity, even though it is not mentioned in the Bible. Early followers of Jesus wanted a period of time to fast and pray in preparation for…
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