“As I was lying in bed this morning, I said to my husband, “How do you know you’ve had a successful life?: When 80 people come out in a blizzard for your birthday party.” One of my mother’s friends said this to me the morning after we threw a surprise 60th birthday party for my…
Month: December 2010
Why no Winter Blues?
I find it fascinating that God sends the same messages to me over and over again – because they’re that good, and worth being reminded of. I’m also impressed with his ability to send messages to me in so many forms – in the words of others, in the words of a song, in a…
I can write on my walls!
Well, almost. The paint is still drying. What once was an (admittedly crazy) idea has now become reality. My baby sister came over tonight to help me turn an idea into reality. Soon this blue tape will be replaced by a border and the white will be covered with places to which I want to…
29 Gifts – Day 8
One of my students had an issue with his homework. The issue? He never did it. It was eventually decided that a call home was needed. Oh how I dreaded that. But thankfully, his father was very appreciative. “He’s always been an A student, so we never had to check on his homework,” he explained. …
Freedom from Stuff
“Ugh. I have so much stuff,” I said to my mother on the phone this morning. She laughed. “You have too much stuff?” she said. “You have the least amount of stuff of any of us.” “I know,” I said. “And it’s still too much!” When I first told my parents of my idea to…
To Sell or Not To Sell: My Piano
“But maybe when you come back you’ll want it – but it might be too expensive to buy another one,” said my youngest sister. She was talking about the regrets I might have if I sold my piano in my effort to fund a year of traveling. I’d heard the argument before. From my mother. …
29 Gifts Update
So I’m on Day 5 of the 29 Gifts challenge. If you want to read about the gifts I’ve given so far, you can click here.
29 Gifts – Day 2
I woke up happy today. This hasn’t happened in quite a while – usually I want to go back into my dreams. But today I woke up happy. Or maybe I didn’t wake up happy, but became so when – in my groggy state – I glanced at my phone on my nightstand to see…
29 Gifts
I started a new book the other day that I can’t put down: 29 gifts by Cami Walker. She is suffering from MS when a spiritual teacher tells her to give 29 gifts in 29 days. It’s amazing what happens from the moment she starts. She’s gone on to create a world-wide movement at http://www.29gifts.org…
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