At the end of 2016 I had a light feeling when I thought of the next year. 2017. This is going to be fantastic and hard. But hard in a good way. It’s really just been annoying. (That excludes any beach time. And Bera turning two.) I just got back from the hospital for appendicitis. […]
the blossoms of routine
I’ve always hated people that say they are addicted to exercise or any other thing that I considered a burden and a chore and an unpleasant necessity of life. (OK, not HATED them, but definitely could not relate.) And I still can’t relate. Scripture is a chore, prayer a task, exercise a burden. My natural […]
better than bookshelves by the sea
I’ve caught myself wishing for things to be different. I’ve looked for places to live online in San Diego, Miami, Charleston and Galveston, Texas. Seriously, I’ve wasted precious nap-time hours on zillow or trulia for a peek into a hypothetical new life for us. Because, if I had a washer and dryer and more windows […]
A world without dust
I don’t know if it’s just PMS (never a great way to start a blog post) but lately I have had moments when the heaviness of life weighs down on me to a degree I’ve never felt before. The weather is gorgeous and I can literally hear birds chirping and life is beautiful, right? Yes, […]
The fear and the peace
I always do this. I wait forever to blog until I finally sit down in front of an empty screen with too much to say. It’s been intense. Maybe. A little bit. I’ve tried to rip a towel in half at four a.m. one morning and I’ve had silent screams in the shower. (Why are […]
Hello and other nonsense
So I never blog anymore. Oops. I also never brush my hair, so clearly I am not great at prioritizing. ( hint: I will never write a blog post called “How to manage your life”). I’m also pretty sure that I’m blogging now because I don’t want to exercise, and this seems a more valid […]
Tony with just a few teeth
During the end of my visit to see Ms.D at the health center in our neighborhood, a man rolled up and filled the doorway. I recognized him– he’s always hanging out in the hall and says “Look at the doll!” when he sees Bera (she’s kind of a hit in that place). Still, he introduced […]
So this is the New Year…
It seems like there is a buzz around me: 2017 is going to be good. I don’t usually pay any attention to the start of a new calendar year, but this year I feel it. I couldn’t tell you why, but I feel more clear-headed and intentional than I ever have before. I never have […]
Blog on The Stay at Home Something
Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday. The weather here in Brooklyn has been deee-lightful. (Remind me of this in three months.) If it was like this year round I would want to live, die and be buried here. As it is, I consider every northern winter I survive a huge success. Bera is currently eating veggie chips […]
the one who knows
I’d spent a long time not hearing You speak. But I knew it wasn’t because You didn’t want to. We were just a bit off. And we were OK, weren’t we? So that’s why that morning was as much to me as it was. I was idly thinking about how sometimes Bera is playing […]