So today I had a pretty big day. Actually, a REALLY big day. Today, I signed a lease on our new home! Pearl and I move in August. You must understand – house-hunting is not a peaceful process for me….introvert-nester that I am, I may roam the world for work (and occasionally for play) but … Continue reading »
Last night I slept next to a United Airlines napkin. I had been using it for a bookmark while reading on the plane, and as I was trying to finish up whatever book I was reading back home a few evenings later, I guess I took it out of the book and put it down … Continue reading »
Today I am grateful for: Tiny spring things. The WHOOSH of wings (if they are not grey and white “indoor” wings, so much the better…Pearl flies about as well as I do). The amazing scent of magnolia and gardenia blossoms wafting on the wind right into my nostrils. With perfumes that fragrant, I am in … Continue reading »
Today I am grateful for: All things that make me smile spontaneously. (ie, I have noticed that while life clearly has its problems, and often I let the things I cannot seem to control – even after offering up a 150% best-effort – bother me far more than they logically could or should, if during … Continue reading »
Today I am grateful for: Enthusiastic middle & high school students (like the ones I spoke to this morning at Northland Christian School) who are courageous enough to be respectful, kind, supportive, and welcoming at an age when they might be forgiven for behaving otherwise. Bravo! (I am also very grateful for their parents and … Continue reading »
