I suppose there’s some truth to it. We moms are all a bit insane. But I blame it on the child/children. Packing lunch. Who can remember who likes what? I can for the most part remember which child likes crunchy peanut butter and which prefers creamy. But at 6:45am it can be difficult to keep … More the insanity of motherhood
Today is Record Store Day and I wish you a happy one. Last year I wrote an entry related to the day and I think it’s worth revisiting: Happy Record Store Day 2012! For reasons unbeknownst to me, my children do not enjoy my stories. You know, the “when I was a kid….” stories we … More Records Day
stay calm mind your own business live quietly work with your hands do your own job Nothing especially profound. But words that speak to me this week. You can find them in 1 Thessalonians 4:11. Life can be ridiculous. Tribulation is part of it. But consider this. If we all stay calm, if we live … More stay calm and be a helper
I’ve decided to take a break from my current theme of ranting about my neighborhood. Perhaps I’m beating a dead horse with that subject matter……. Today’s entry is on a different note: blessing. I read it a lot. Blessed beyond measure. Blessed beyond belief. Blessed, blessed, blessed. When you search Twitter hashtags, everyone from Lindsay … More blessed beyond(?)
I’ve been on a neighborhood kick lately. As in the one I live in. Regarding this thought, my husband made this comment last week: Someone can put in a donut store and a restaurant, but it’s not going to really make a long term change to the neighborhood. Sure, we enjoy our local donut and … More if you gave me $10,000
I am sometimes in awe at the strangeness of my neighborhood. A huge, Victorian style home with an art gallery on the first floor and some sort of commune going on upstairs. A Pilgrim Holiness church complete with women who only wear skirts – no pants. A car door stuck perpendicular in a front yard … More {moving in}
My husband has told me many times I act like everyone is out to get me. I confess this is sometimes true. But I do have evidence. Really, I do. Trust me. Anyway, I do love a good conspiracy theory. I don’t believe Oswald acted alone [does anyone, really?]. I think too much. Not that … More conspiracy theory
There are train tracks beyond our back fence. I remember getting the scoop regarding the train before we moved into our house. The previous owner who is also our current next door neighbor told us………. The train only comes by once a day, usually around eleven o’clock in the morning, and it moves very … More train
Up at 4:30am; awake since around 3:00. That’s my early Wednesday saga. Thoughts going through my head. Work stuff, kid stuff. I just sent emailed myself a to-do list. I should probably try reading instead of staring at this screen. The light doesn’t help my insomnia. I’m fortunate in that I generally don’t struggle with … More thank you, but what about this?
This is a prayer from the February 5 reading of Common Prayer: Lord, remind us that it is not always agitated uprisings and nonstop activity which lead to justice, but that change often comes through the quiet commitment of a small group of people. Help us raise our small body of people to set about … More extraORDinary
Upon a Sunny Day 