We woke up to our first “real” snowfall yesterday, about three inches covering our neighborhood. While I plugged away at a project for work, my husband went outside and cleared the snow from our driveway. Listening to the morning news, I heard that in the New York City area, not too far from where most of our family [...]
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Sunday Service – Be a snow angel
January 22, 2012Thank you Thursday
January 12, 2012I was ten years old when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Old enough to remember, young enough to not quite understand all the implications. Over time, I have certainly come to appreciate Dr. King’s life, service, commitment, and passion for athe rights of all human beings. The MLK.gov website summarizes his message by [...]
Thank you Thursday
January 5, 2012I have written several times about my Mom. She is in the latter stages of Alzheimer’s disease. I only get to visit her about twice a year, because she is in a nursing home in another state. My brother lives nearby and visits Mom more frequently. This past weekend, thanks to a great last minute airfare deal, [...]
Recipe for a happy new year
January 1, 2012N0 alcohol, no pork and sauerkraut, no herring in this new year’s recipe! This comes from appleseeds.org, quoted from an anonymous author. I hope your new year is made of all these things. Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancor and hate, cleanse them completely [...]
Don’t forget to look back!
December 31, 2011New Year’s Eve is a time of anticipation. A new year, a fresh start, just around the corner at the stroke of midnight. Before we cross over into 2012 though, take a moment to acknowledge all you’ve accomplished in the year that is now past. Take a moment and celebrate you. Time for New Beginnings [...]
Thank you Thursday
December 29, 2011This is the 52nd week of the year. The 52nd Thursday. My 52nd ‘Thank you Thursday” post of 2011. I’ve shared a lot of gratitude over all these weeks. Yet, I feel like I’ve barely been thankful enough. I have the great gifts of an amazing family and a small, but mighty, circle of friends. I have a [...]
Sunday Service: The reason for the season
December 25, 2011For unto us a child is born, unto us a Savior is given. I took this photo last night after midnight mass at St. Mary Church, Columbus, Ohio. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Thank you Thursday
December 22, 2011In the span of a few days, some of us are already commemorating Channukah, some will soon be celebrating Christmas, others will then be marking Kwanzaa. A fair number of people don’t celebrate religious holidays or cultural occasions at all, but instead choose to mark this season simply with joyful giving from the heart. As [...]
Tuesday Tidbit
December 20, 2011There’s something about nearing the end of the year that often leads to reflection. Did we reach the goals we set early in the year? Have we given our best? How do we know when we’ve really succeeded? What does that even mean? Here’s a definition of success that I really like, adapted from a 1905 poem [...]
Sunday Service – Courtesy
December 18, 2011The easiest – and sometimes the hardest – form of service to others is simple common courtesy. As we head into this last week before the Christmas holiday, let’s not get lost in the stress of planning, shopping and hostess-ing. Try not to misplace the nice person you really are with a rude person who sometimes [...]
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