Wow, you guys were very nice to me on yesterday’s post! Not one of you said fat, sassy or procrastinating, and for that I thank you.Nor did anyone say “shameless-poster-of-cute-kid-photos-in-order-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-and-garner-praise-in-the-form-of-comments.”Because that’s more than one word.And that would be cheating.Truly, … [Read more...]
Merci, Mes Amies (Part Deux)
Read Part One here. I hope you don’t find this talk of depression off-putting. It’s been an on-again, off-again enemy of mine for years now, although—thank goodness—it’s nowhere near as oppressive as it was the first year of my marriage.My doctor called it situational depression back then, and said it was probably the result of my working as a … [Read more...]
Merci, Mes Amies
I didn’t explicitly ask for prayer alongside the suggestions listed below, but I’ll be darned if there weren’t a couple sent my way. I hope there were prayers, in any case! Otherwise, this sunny mood of mine has no explanation whatsoever.Just between you and me, though? It got worse—much worse—before it got better.This self-centered depression has … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault
The Story of My ConversionPart I (In the Beginning) ;Part II (The Age of Reason) ;Part III (Ages 11-14);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom” Prologue);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom”) Part V (Free at Last))Part VI: On Seeking Balance and Seeing Benjamin Button (Twice)Warning: The following post contains a multitude of quotes from the movie The Curious Case of … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
After my big conversion when I was 23, (yes, I plan on returning to that story soon), I spent a half a year at an ultra-conservative Catholic college in Kansas. I was trying to find myself after having found myself, if you know what I mean.It was a major struggle.For one thing, I didn’t know anyone at this college. I enrolled at the recommendation … [Read more...]
The Power of Prayer
Subtitled: What a Difference a Day Makes!I would like to thank you all for your prayers and kind comments yesterday. Really. I hesitated before I said anything about being sad and even had my husband read my “Buried” post before I published it. He reassured me that my words were not, as I feared, all pathetic and totally whiny, though I wonder if … [Read more...]
Buried
I came across this little leaf on my way home from walking the dog yesterday and I thought...“I know just how you feel!” Buried! And trying so hard to be happy, hopeful and full of life, when inside you just feel…gray. (Not to mention dead, but don’t tell this little leaf that.)February can be a hard month for us Northerners. The winter stretches … [Read more...]
You Choose Tuesday! (A Preview)
You already know that I’m distractable, right?And that, in addition to being distractable, I am also slightly manic.I sit, I spin, I sip more coffee.Which sometimes helps and sometimes doesn’t, all that caffeine.We are smack dab in the middle of what I call crunch time, my friends. I have end-of-the-year tests to organize as well as the planning of … [Read more...]
Cabin Fever or the Black Plague?
Whatever it is, I feel like this house is about to implode.We are so ready for spring to be here. … [Read more...]
Upon Our Return to Ordinary Time: Part Three
An Ordinary Post by an Ordinary Gal: the Third and Final Post in this Series Warning: it is the intention of this series to deal head-on with the crippling effects of selfishness, envy and depression. If you yourself are more consistently prone to selflessness, joy and optimism, you may want to just move on. III. Depression Well, it is … [Read more...]
