Blessings
December 15, 2011 Blessings I saw this guy the other day, whom I used to see a lot. He waits for a bus at a stop not far from my house, which was on the way to my children’s former school. The bus stop is close to a light and when the light turned red […]
Giving
December 7, 2011 Giving Okay, it’s Christmas. The lights are going up and carols are being sung. I keep promising a blog but then don’t deliver. So Scrooge-y of me! So, this isn’t a blog, it’s a query: What do you give for Christmas that’s not a gift wrapped in a bow? I […]
Farewell to the To-Do Lists
November 2, 2011 Farewell to the To-Do Lists 6:20 am. I rise out of bed to write. I am an acolyte at her practice, a nun fervently trying to hold on to the holy darkness of the autumn. It will get lighter sooner soon, and with the broad light comes the broad thoughts and the […]
Betwixt and Between
October 24, 2011 Betwixt and Between Last week I wasn’t feeling well. Fatigued, emotional, thick in the middle, muddled. I tried to get rest, didn’t really help. I downed Emergen-C, talked to colleagues at work, and learned there was a stomach flu flying around, figured that was it. Wasn’t it, didn’t know what it could […]
No Easy Answers
October 11, 2011 No Easy Answers So sorry I didn’t get this out on Monday. Trying to be a disciplined blogger, but my kids didn’t get the message as they actually wanted to PLAY yesterday and not have me disappear into my office. So be it. I trust you are a forgiving audience. I […]
Soccer Mom
October 3, 2011 Soccer Mom Last Thursday afternoon I found myself with my son in my lap, the time going by, and no clue what to do. Let me be clear: this is not unusual. As a mother I find myself in the position daily (half-daily? Hourly?) of being clueless. I cannot believe that […]
Not This Week
September 26, 2011 Not This Week I had so much I was going to write about this week. Someone on Twitter asked me how it was that I was pro-choice but anti-death penalty. An awesome question, which I want to answer. But not this week. Then I was going to write about how […]
I have to respond to your amazing responses
September 19, 2011 I have to respond to your amazing responses I am sitting in my office, with a candle burning. The fountain outside my window is streaming and my dog is sleeping on my couch. All is peaceful. And yet. I have just spent time reading your responses to my 9/11 post and […]