Dear Deedee, First things first: You will grow to appreciate your name. Your mother didn't know it meant "sorrow" when she named you, and one day you'll realize that and get over it. And also? If people don't understand you when you tell them your real name, if they ask you to repeat it five …
Sunday
God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name. ~Psalm 8:1 (MSG) ~~~ Welcome to The Sunday Community. Link up with a photo and just a few, brief words of inspiration – a favorite quote, a favorite line of words from the bible, a short poem, a small thought. Not many words at all. Then, extend a …
Sabbath In An Adirondack Chair
"But I'm on vacation," I caught myself saying to me. Yesterday, I threw some things in a bag — books, stuff for my hair, two swimsuits and one sweater, Jillian Michaels' The Shred DVD, my bible, my journal, my laptop (to name just a few things) — and hopped in the car with H. I'd been wishy washy …
When Your Dream Gets Glitchy
The first time I heard about "the wall" was when I ran on the track team in high school. After school, I would join the team outside on the quarter-mile track that circled the football field. Together, we would warm up with stretches and short sprints, and then a long and easy jog around the track. …
The Embarrassing Truth About What I’m Thinking After The Shootings In Colorado
I'm jogging in the deep end of the pool when I say it out loud to H. "I feel as if I should feel more." I'm worried I've become jaded. I'm afraid so much violence and destruction and abuse and so many natural disasters and so many people turning so many blind eyes have made me immune to the shock of …
To Celebrate The Moments
The President of the University kept telling us the same thing through the entire weekend. At the Awards Dinner and the Baccalaureate Service and the Commencement ceremony. He kept saying, "Celebrate!" As if he knew we could let the celebration slip right by us. I guess he's been a University …