Archive for journeys in faith
Coming Up For Air
Posted by: | CommentsYou still there, Readers? So yeah, after posting for 39 days straight (*pats self on back) I decided I needed a break. And the first two days I took a break and did not post, I did not feel guilty. I felt good, in fact. Rested. But then the break turned into a week, and [...]
One Year
Posted by: | CommentsWould that one year ago, I could have had the power of Rapunzel’s magic hair and healing song. Flower gleam and glow Let your powers shine Make the clock reverse Bring back what once was mine. Heal what has been hurt Change the fate’s design Save what has been lost Bring back what once was [...]
Puttering
Posted by: | CommentsToday was my last day of freedom, that is to say, my last day as a non-working mother with my child in pre-school for the day. Next week, Charlie’s school is closed, and the week after that, I will begin a new job. You would think I would have been the poster child for productivity [...]
My Little Miracle
Posted by: | CommentsMy Daughter. She’s a miracle of modern science, she is. Here’s the very first photo that was taken of her: Don’t ask me which one is her, but one is. One of those five clusters of cells grew into a healthy baby girl. It blows my mind. I know in vitro is pretty old hat [...]
Detours
Posted by: | CommentsThe move back home was not supposed to be like this. THE PLAN (April 2010): Greg, Charlie, Friday, and I pack up our world, wave good-bye to our California friends and the sunshine, and move back to New Jersey. Okay, technically Pennsylvania. We stay with my parents (since they have the most room for us) [...]
This Thanksgiving
Posted by: | CommentsThis will be the first Thanksgiving– the first holiday– without my father. It will be hard. But still, I will be thankful. I try to live my life with gratitude, and have many things to be thankful for each and every day. As hard as my father’s loss is to bear, God gave us many [...]
Jumping in the Deep End
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I go swimming, I love to just jump right in. It took me some time to get to that conclusion, but over the years, I’ve learned that wading slowly is not for me. Letting the cold water creep up your body and take your breath away with each step? No thanks. Sure, it takes [...]
Family Dinner
Posted by: | CommentsOne of my most favorite things in the world is family dinners. Food and family have a longstanding tradition not limited to my family, of course. It’s just that my family is, well, mine. And I wouldn’t want any other. Family dinners are always hectic, with crazy cross-conversations, lots of teasing, lots of laughing. Tonight [...]
Ashes to Ashes
Posted by: | CommentsThey scattered my dad’s ashes today. Somewhere in the Teton Mountains, just as he wanted. My mom called to tell me about it. My cousin, the son of my father’s brother, dressed in camo and shot an arrow into the air. My dad’s sister said a prayer. I wasn’t there but I can see it– [...]
Are You There God? It’s Me, Kelly
Posted by: | CommentsAre you there God? It’s me, Kelly. I have a problem. I am sick of myself. I mean, I really can’t stand myself these days. I am directionless and goalless and living in limbo, and well, you know all that. But if I have to listen to myself whine about these things one more time, [...]
