Twenty-nine years ago today, I stopped taking the meds that had been keeping contractions at bay for 10 weeks. My body was exhausted, medication keeping me awake at night and restless and anxious during the day. I had been on complete bed rest but, following my 36 week check up, my doc decided it was [...]
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May 1, 2020.
At the beginning of each week, on Sunday, and the beginning of each month, my favorite planner, Sacred Ordinary Days Liturgical Year, prompts me to reflect on the week and then the month behind and the week and month ahead. How I did and how I want to do. This is Liturgical Year A. If [...]
To do and to don’t.
Do self-care. Shower daily or better yet, soak in the tub with epsom salt and a drop or two of your fave essential oil.I've been wearing my hair in a pony tail and today I let it down and gave it a good brushing and shake. Which was a mistake and led me to a [...]
January 23, 2020.
The sunrise this morning was amazing. I didn't even bother to try to capture it on a mere camera. It was clearly meant to be enjoyed by God-created lenses and not disrupted by a frantic search for a camera or iPhone. (Who am I kidding? My iPhone was and always is in my hand.) I [...]
September 10, 2019. Thirty-six years.
Thirty-six years married to this guy. Thirty-six years ago, he showed up at the church five minutes before our ceremony. In cowboy hat and boots. My mother had been saying for an hour, “he’s not coming, Sue.” I knew he was coming. When we met at the front altar, I whispered to him, “where have [...]
July 28, 2019. Self-Care.
It is a beautiful July Saturday morning. We don’t describe July mornings as beautiful much around here in Virginia. I am taking advantage of the cooler temps and lower (for now) humidity and am writing on The Porch. Self-care. I suck at it, to be honest. I’m usually more about self-destruct. Or self-sabotage. As I’m [...]
Rainy July 23.
Summer rainy days are the best. Hey Friends. I have been trying to figure out my writing voice or niche for awhile now. I like writing voice better and I think you will figure out why as you read on. Writing has been a struggle since I realized I was supposed to write. I’ve always [...]
June 26, 2019.
Horses. I can think of very few little girls I've ever known, including myself and My Girl, who aren't (or weren't) obsessed with horses. Even if they never rode, they collected horse figurines and read horse stories and drew horse pictures. I was lucky to ride often when I was younger and we made sure [...]
June 1, 2019. Reading/Book List.
Hey, Friends!It is a gorgeous Saturday here in Northern Virginia. I have spent a lot of time on the porch. But did manage to get some cleaning done. Totally off schedule with my cleaning, but that's cool, right? I wanted to share with you some of the things I am reading, studying, using in my [...]
May 24, 2019.
Good Morning, friends. I have a confession to make. I can be a teeny tiny judgmental. I’m just gonna leave that there for now and maybe swing back by to expand on that a bit. Or not. It’s Friday. I only know that because I took our oldest to the surgeon this morning and I [...]
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