Lots of Coffee, lots of kids. It's a peaceful life.
Warning: This post contains references to suffering and pain. That's life. We've got to deal with it. Do you know what I wish? I wish I had all the time in the world to dink around on this blog. I could, quite happily, spend the entire day writing about the people in my life. Like that, I wouldn't have to deal with them. ;) (Note the winky … [Read more...]
With love and blessings from our house to yours, … [Read more...]
Granted, my Facebook greeting yesterday had just a touch of Debbie Downer: "Shedding tears of both gratitude and guilt! Who am I to have so much?" Hey, that Debbie girl has a point sometimes. I'm just sayin'. Now pass the cheesecake. It is true that on Wednesday night, at nearly midnight, as I wrapped discs of pie dough to bake the next … [Read more...]
Alternately Titled: I think that I shall never see... The glorious autumn is flying by. It always does, of course—and I'm always tempted to feel melancholic and wistful—but then I think about heaven where the leaves never fall! At least, I don't think they do... So, so many seasons of life. Of all of them, fall's my favorite. * * … [Read more...]
Hmm...I wonder what inspired the title of this post? Perhaps I should have called it "Bed Hogs." I took this photo in the middle of the night. My husband was in Indiana and had no idea I'd snuck the boys into our bed, which, strictly speaking, is against house rules. So don't tell him, okay? Because, like, I'm sure he didn't notice it when … [Read more...]
Once upon a very long-ago time, I was living on East 48th Street in Manhattan. Midtown, they call it, (I had so much to learn!), and I was living with the writer Kurt Vonnegut and the photographer Jill Krementz as their nanny. I learned a lot about life in New York that fall—about their life, certainly, about being one person among thousands on … [Read more...]
Still draining the summer to its very dregs over here. How about you? Are you making room in the schedule for lots of Quadrant Two activies? (aka important but not urgent) Are you fitting in quiet time? Moments of grace, joy and peace? We're trying, and I don't think it's a contradiction to say that we have to actively seek those moments of … [Read more...]
Yesterday my godson had this deadpan post on Facebook: I'll celebrate my freedom by not celebrating my freedom. So...you're getting married? a friend replied. * * * Neither did we do "much" to celebrate...but what we did do—together, as a family—was, in my most humble of opinions, perfect. You are free to disagree, of course. It's a free … [Read more...]
A Mishmash Post of What it Means to be Free I'm thinking in shades of red, white and blue today, wondering what kind of craft I can cobble up for the kids and what kind of salad I can make for the picnic. The house is still--completely quiet--save for the hum of the computer, the clack of the keys and the occasional car zooming past on the street. … [Read more...]
I say "the edge" because peace is elusive... "Why is God my Lord? Because He is my creator and I am His creature." ....at least in this world, it is... "At death we must leave everything. Let's make the most of our time. Let us not die empty-handed." ...but this retreat... "Let us place ourselves sincerely and honestly … [Read more...]
