on my attempts at sabbath…
Last Sunday’s sermon was all about commitments to “sabbath living”, which I usually inwardly scoff at as something idealistic and impossible. I even wrote on …
perspective
recovery…and intentional living…
Almost one week after our move, there are some signs of normalcy peeking through. Pulling out the baking sheets to make cookies…(such a strange face, …
on saying goodbye…
I’m not very good with goodbyes. Never have been. Never will be. So this “saying goodbye” business to our house has been rather…difficult. It doesn’t …
Fighting off the hoarder in me…
I refuse to watch the A&E show, Hoarders, for two reasons: 1) It’s a little terrifying to see people with all. that. stuff. 2) I’m …
on being in “Survival Mode”…
There have been plenty of “survival mode” moments in the last ten years of my life. Ben studying for the bar during the first months …
The Snowman…
The packet came home in Parker’s school folder – a large blue sheet of construction paper and a small instruction sheet. It was his “homework”: …
Focus on Finishing…in 2012…
I keep running into people who are talking about resolutions…aspirations…task lists… 101 tasks in 1000 days… 35 aspirations… Dream resolution lists… They are everywhere…and I …
the time we took a day trip to NYC…
Recently, Ben and I realized that our wardrobes needed a bit of an overhaul. My closet was full of shirts that fit me (ahem) before …
weekend thoughts…
1. You know that things are bad when the Douglas J student – two months into his education – goes to give you the obligatory …
don’t judge a Pinterest pin by it’s cover…
I love Pinterest. The ideas are bottomless, the pictures are beautiful, and it’s much easier than having cork boards with millions of scraps of paper …
