Hope is a Revolutionary Act
I feel hopeful, which seems to make no sense, but here I am - choosing it, hanging on to it, and sharing it.
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Jan 21, 20154 min read
Thoughts on Double-Timing It
Two days before Christmas, I did this to my car. It was completely my fault, and adding insult to injury (actually, my injury was only a...
Nov 3, 20133 min read
Hi. Remember Me?
I haven’t blogged in three months and I’m not proud of this. The last time you heard from me I had sore legs from hiking and was reading...
Jun 26, 20133 min read
Years and Cheers: Hold Your Head High, 48
Yesterday was my birthday and I spent an hour of it in the dentist’s chair. By choice. I’m not proud of myself for scheduling a dentist...
Dec 10, 20123 min read
Elves, Shelves, and Bearded Old Men
Santa has disappeared from our house. By that, I mean that we no longer have children who believe that Santa climbs down the chimney,...
Nov 1, 20123 min read
Thoughts on a Hurricane
On our return trip from Ghana Sunday afternoon, I barely escaped New York’s JFK airport ahead of Sandy. Having just flown in from the...
Aug 12, 20123 min read
Is Anyone Out There Listening?
When Kyle and I started dating in college, I would often ask him this question during a long stretch of silence: “So…hey, what are you...
Apr 4, 20124 min read
Time Flies When You’re in a Rut
Summer is coming, and if it’s like every other summer of my adulthood it will last about three minutes. It seems like I’m buying beach...
Mar 27, 20123 min read
What People Think About My Daughter
I suppose that those of us who have children of different ethnic backgrounds are paying close attention to the Trayvon Martin story that...
Nov 18, 20114 min read
The Gift Bins
Three friends had birthdays last month and I pulled down the gifts bins because I hate to shop. In case you don’t have gift bins, let me...
Nov 7, 20114 min read
You Get What You Have
Days pass. Seasons change. The wardrobe must be updated. This has been my quiet and private mantra for years. The coming of fall (or...
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