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Swimming the Rosary & Finding the Good on Substack
I already added this to the Substack version of my blog-- but then realized you may be left out. This is a piece I wrote for Earth & Altar, a journal of faith. It's about swimming toward faith. I was at the pool this morning doing this and I realized I hadn't...
December 4th Sunday’s Thought
Last night when the puppy woke me at 1:50 to go out to pee and poop (why he poops more at night I do not know). I pulled on a coat and boots and walked him down the hard-packed snow path to the beach. There were stars, and a moon, and I could hear the ice moving in...
The Third of December
Have you noticed a pattern? (Hint: three in a row.) I'm trying to be my own Advent calendar. Blame it on the daily Advent devotion from Marsh Chapel at Boston University. (I started listening to the Sunday services during the pandemic and still do, except not on...
Dec 2
“There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” — Amanda Gorman It is the 2nd anniversary of the fatal slide and life-altering weather event. It seems both far and near-- so much has happened since then, and we are...
December 1
My day began at 5:28 with a friend texting "Rabbbbit Rabbbbit HOLY MOLY it's December!?!" I was up. Chip was already doing his calisthenics on the living room floor and Trixie had taken his warm spot on the bed as soon as he vacated it. Jeff was breathing dog breath...
Kindness and Gratitude
We have been busy-- Thanksgiving with the family was an event-- Of course this is the calm before the storm-- everyone serves up plates in the kitchen. One son-in-law fried a turkey and not only did he keep his eyebrows, but it tasted delicious. Another son-in-law...
Sunday’s Thought
"Love is the story and the prayer that matters most."-- Brian Doyle This week, I was in Juneau with my daughter and son-in-law and baby Henry and toddling Emilia because Henry caught RSV and ended up in the ER and everyone was terrified and trying to be calm. (He's 6...