Sometimes you feel like your head might explode Watching the news these days, when I get past the anger and profound sadness at what I see and hear on a daily basis, all that comes to mind is this scene with the incomparable Viola Davis from the movie "The Help;" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97a8a22eyvg Something has happened in…
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(Dis)comfort and Joy
Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.Wess Stafford If you've been following along with my relatively new blog project, you might have noticed that I haven't had a post in a few weeks. Thank you for noticing! The truth is, I haven't been without anything…
Appreciation through deprivation
Photo by Vie Studio on Pexels.com I think it is interesting how our perceptions and definitions of words change with circumstances and surroundings. Let's take the word "essential." Wouldn't it be interesting, if it were possible, to compare what people would have listed as "essential" to them on January 1 to a list they made…
False Choices
Photo by Designecologist on Pexels.com "Which member of your family are you ok to lose?" "Are you more worried about the economy or my health?" "Don't be so selfish. This virus is going to kill millions. What's another couple of months of lockdown?" The saddest and most frustrating thing to me during this disaster -…
Holding the paradox
Imagine the wonder, the fear, the bewilderment and finally, the joy that Jesus' mother, Mary, must have felt when news came to her that her son's tomb was empty, that the burial cloths had been wrapped and placed in a corner and his body was nowhere to be found! It's hard not to think about…
Trusting and Waiting
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com As I mentioned yesterday, this is such a strange Easter Season. While I'd love it dearly if I could be with my mom and other family members, and while I certainly wish I were preparing an epic meal for Easter like I normally try to do, it's not possible this…
Crosses and Tombs
It's the evening of Good Friday, in what I can only say is the most unprecedented and disconcerting Easter weekend in recent times. And the crazy thing is, had you asked me a few Easters ago if I'd have ever imagined that I would have as disconcerting an Easter weekend as I was having then,…
No excuses
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Trying to look on the bright side of this quarantine isn't coming easily for me. While yes, I am grateful that my job can be done remotely for now and that so far neither me nor my husband has any reason to believe that we might be ill, it's hard…
Appetency
A while ago, I subscribed to a daily email service from Word Genius. Every morning, I get a "word of the day" email. Sometimes the words seem completely random, and other times, like today, the word seems to be picked just for me, naming a feeling I've been thinking about but couldn't quite describe appropriately.…
Slippery Slopes
One of my favorite lessons my mom taught me back when I was at the age where I was routinely fighting, week after week, to be in the cool kids club and not the outcast club (and it certainly did change from week to week back then!) was one particular day when my mom asked…
Red Chair Reflections 