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...]
Weigh-In Wednesday
Except weight! I mean, wait! I can't weigh in because I had my husband hide the scale! I really did and he gladly did so... Because it's not just about the weight. * * * Have you ever been having a conversation with someone when—all of a sudden and out of the blue—something they say ignites a spark in you? This happened to me last fall, when I … [Read more...]
Stuff and (not) Nothin’
Oh boy. I don't—do not—even know where to begin. Should I start with the reason that I haven't been blogging? There are two reasons, actually—one good and one bad—and involve my meeting with a brand new spiritual director (she's wonderful!) and my computer going kerplunk yet again. (I am typing this post on my husband's laptop. He's wonderful, … [Read more...]
My First 5K! (aka the Bacon Chase)
This post is dedicated to Jennifer H., with love & thanks & lots of bacon. Okay, so technically it wasn't my first 5K. My first 5K was 25 years ago and for that reason, I don't think it should count. This is my first 5K as an old person, okay? Point being, I could have done worse things with this midlife crisis. You never … [Read more...]
I am…
...a dozen different people at any given moment--wife, mother, daughter, sister, optimist, pessimist, foodie, friend. It can be hard to know which hat to clamp on! It can be hard to find the real "me". That said... I've found an approach for the "mom" in me (and goodness knows, I've got a lot of her) that seems to be kinda/sorta working out … [Read more...]
Weigh-In Wednesday is back!
And this is why. You know how today is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (one of my favorites, btw) and how, back on July 16, 1251, Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock holding a scapular? Well, it was kind of like of that. I was sitting at my computer desk minding my own business. When, all of a sudden and out of the {Marian} … [Read more...]
June in Review: The Schoenstatt Edition
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...]
What We Did because of What They Did
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...]
July 3rd
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...]
Your assignment, should you accept it.
Read this thought-provoking post by Melissa Wiley... And then read its comments... And then tell me why you think this is: People don't (in general) congregate at blogs anymore. They are (most of them) all hanging out at Facebook! I'm feeling the pinch, I'll tell you that. I post at Facebook for this very reason; I get instant feedback from … [Read more...]
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