Have you ever read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg? Well, you should. In fact, you should read all of his picture books because the man is a genius, but that is entirely beside the point. If for some utterly indefensible reason, you have not read it, I will sum it up for you. Boy is… Continue reading Polar Express
It’s finally here! It’s the holiday season and I am beside myself with the joy of the season. This year is the second for my family being back in the same time zone as all of our immediate family and this is the first year that we really have some flexibility. We had a quiet… Continue reading The most wonderful time of the year
This Thanksgiving I am reminded how many things I have to be thankful for, the same as most of you lovely people. I could go into a speech about Daughter and Husband and all of our blessings in the past year. This morning, though, as I was lying in bed refusing to get my day… Continue reading Obligatory thankful post
Nine years old is a time for a lot of things, it turns out. There are the hormones and the friends, and then there are the daily dramas, real and imagined. It is also the time of ridiculous jokes, constant puns, and the ever present jinx. If you have kids or remember being one, you… Continue reading The time of jinx
Memory is a funny thing. It can change mostly bad times into mostly good times. It can give you perspective. It can haunt you or help you. One of the weirdest things about memories is the way they can show up out of the blue. This weekend, much of the country got snow.… Continue reading Misty water colored memories
Even though there’s still a month and a half to go, 2016 is already being called the worst year ever by many. There have been so many deaths that I, personally, am dreading the Oscars because of the “in Memoriam” section of the show. Between the deaths of celebrities across many fields and the feeling… Continue reading 2016
We’re just over a week away from thanksgiving. It seems really late this year, and that means that the Christmas decorations feel like they’re really early. So many people I know get frustrated and angry about the Christmas tinsel popping up mid-November, and I often make the little snorts of derision along with them as… Continue reading Who’s the kid?
The school in which I worked was a small community, and for many years those of us who worked there were quite a bit like a family. Everyone had their role, just like in all families. One person was the one you went to when you had a problem and you needed help with taking… Continue reading The heart
I’m a white, middle class, Christian woman living in the United States. I’ve never really been part of a group that has beendiscriminated against before. I mean, I had my fair share of getting picked on as a kid, but as an adult I’ve never really been singled out by people who don’t know me.… Continue reading When did that happen?
When I went away to college, I started exploring religion the way some people explore drugs. I wanted to try it all, wanted to have my psychedelic experience and really live. I remember when I was home on a break and my mother asked me which time I was going to church on Sunday. I… Continue reading Losing my religion
Elephants in the Room 