Today is one of those days. I do not have them often and I do not know what brought this one on but it is one of those days. I want – I won’t because that is who I am – but I want to crawl back into bed and ignore the world today. Yet,… Continue reading One of Those Days
Yes, I am participating in another “blog thing.” I know my family – which consists directly of six kids aged 25 to 15 – definitely thinks I have gone over the edge. But those of you who know me out here in the cyber world, you don’t think so, do you? I have so many… Continue reading Cookie Exchange
Okay, I am going to take a quick break from my holiday slant on the blog to share, or maybe over share. Actually, this is about my oldest’s over sharing. I was in the kitchen Sunday night. I have a habit of taking, as the days get shorter and the nights colder and longer, a… Continue reading Sharing Too Much
Yes, after a major “eating” holiday, the thought of taking a photo with the self-timer from inside my fridge was a bit scary. Where did I get the idea? My friend Steve Gallow’s A Year in Photos blog. Join in!!
As the days are waning and the sunlight is less, I look for light. That is what happens to those of us in the northern parts of the country. The days become dark and dingy. There may be sun during the day but it is fleeting. The good news is that light is a major… Continue reading Light
I have several thoughts running around in my mind about the season we are in and the one that we are entering. I just cannot manage to get enough time to get all these thoughts out of my head. So, for right now, I am going to direct you to some reading I have done… Continue reading Some Thoughts on Giving
I thought of my friends I have recently made through Momalom’s Five for Ten challenge. I thought of Lindsey at A Design So Vast. I thought of many friends as I sat in Mass on Sunday. I hate the readings at the beginning of Advent. They talk about destruction. The Gospel talked about the… Continue reading Homily Sunday
While I am unsure how many years this train has been stopping in Binghamton, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stopped at the rail yard on Conklin Avenue last night. In the eleven years that the train has been in existence, the concept and Canadian Pacific Rail have raised over four million dollars and two million… Continue reading Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
I have been thinking about waiting lately for many reasons. My friend Steve blogged about Robert Heinlein’s book Stranger in a Strange Land in an entry entitled “Waiting Is .” In Heinlein’s book, the phrase “waiting is” was used to help one understand that waiting was necessary to come to full understanding with one another.… Continue reading Waiting
I am not as concerned, although the question do we want to have it all is slightly associated with this question, with the have it all question today. I know that the have it all question has plagued discussions between all kinds of people. My question is do we – as in women and mothers… Continue reading Do We Try to Do It All?
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