It has been a less than stellar week for romance in our house which wouldn’t normally matter but we did have our 20th wedding anniversary and from what I have gleaned, it should be acknowledged in a loving way. I tried to care but I was so sick on Tuesday that nothing mattered except sleep…
Brittany from the The Nested Nomad blog wrote an excellent article for Relevant Magazine about the difficulty of building community during her current stage of life. Any of us who have been on that chapter of our stories; newly married, becoming parents, working at building a career, perhaps relocating, can identify with this well thought out article. She offers…
Our 20th anniversary is approaching so I have been traveling down memory lane and thought this might bring a chuckle. Especially to those who know us. Many years ago, before my husband and I were married, he decided that we should go camping to his spot on the Moose River Plains. He wanted to show…
The second Sunday of July is equal to a major holiday in our household, it is an important tradition in my family because it is the day our town hosts the Boilermaker Road Race. The largest 15K in the country. Many years ago, when I was young, thirty-eight years ago to be exact, I was aroused…
I was reading this article from Slate.com on the fallout on kids whose parents are what we call “helicopter parents”(article is linked) and was startled at the desire for some parents to hijack their children’s lives. Since I have a daughter who is heading to college, we talk about the separation aspect of this move quite often,…
Well, if the truth be known, I used to post every day. I enjoyed it. It helped me express myself and my journey. But that was when time wasn’t as hard to come by and collecting my thoughts wasn’t like herding kittens. Please accept this apology from a Lazy Poster. June was a non-stop movement…
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/14054529/?claim=knhmmvb5n2b”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>June of this year is packed with moments that remind me how fleeting this whole early parenting thing really is. Last week, my middle child was Confirmed, which means that she no longer has to take part in the program that I run. I will genuinely miss her being a pain…
Every Memorial Day weekend, my husband and a group of friends and relatives, go deep into the Moose River Plains for a weekend of camping, drinking, cussing, card playing, hiking, eating, fishing and general male bonding activities. Several are Veterans, (including my husband), and they hold a special ceremony to commemorate the meaning of the…
This is a story about my community. http://charleyproject.org/cases/w/wood_sara.html It tells the details. Twenty years later, I still can feel the terror that took over the hearts of our community. Though I didn’t know her or the family, my brother and his family live one house away from the church where her father was Pastor. She was kidnapped about…
In honor of her birthday a couple of weeks ago…a repost. It was no easy task watching my friend bury his sister, the mother of two, daughter of one, friend of my family. But it was made so much easier with the feeling of deep love and compassion that intermingled with the sadness. Surprised at…