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

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

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

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,

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

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