As I indicated in my last entry, my therapist and I have been digging into the roots of why it's so difficult for me to "put myself out there" with my spiritual direction practice and associated activities, even though I've been getting nothing but positive affirmations on my path and my insights fo...

Michael Stephens presented a small but interesting post today by Mick Jacobsen on "Love thy luddite" that makes some simple and good points. It resonated with me because one of the problems I have with the whole L2 phenomena is that they often do not listen and that they tend to push way too hard to...

This past weekend the cutie and I went to see Watchmen. I had no idea what to expect, simply that a certain someone was eager for some action. Well, the opening scene was a ballet of violence. Beautifully handled and with a surreal choice of music, I was there and ready for whatever happened next. Y...

     "If The Shoe Was On The Other Foot"- P. LaBelle I feel the way I feel. You feel the way you feel. Sometimes we are not going to agree. But it is my hope that we can find a way to at least meet each other in the middle. I respect the way you feel. I hope that you resp...

Last night, I had a rare evening with my husband. The kids were in bed and we were both awake, though oh so tired. We sat together and watched TV and continued a conversation that we were able to start when he got home before dinner was on the table. This morning, I’m still tired. I know he’s ti...

This post really should be titled, "Pray for The Congo", but sadly, most of us are too wrapped up in our own problems and concerns to be bothered by the plight of faraway, faceless peoples in war-torn developing countries. This is more than we can handle right now emotionally with everything else go...

...because when I don't, the updates become little monsters! Let's see. Hmmm... I've been up most of the week this week working on creating and modifying bibliographies dealing with 1877-1939 US history... and the next step is to annotate them. (ARRRRGH!). That part terrifies me. Pretty ...

*my lovely mascara that rylee found this morning and decorated her eyes and hands with This picture pretty much sums up my week :) Complete with many more memorable moments. Like on weds when Trevor yelled in the face of my new neighbor because she told her son that it was time to go in. Trevor appa...

Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the Shield of your help and the Sword of your splendor? Your enemies shall come cringing unto you, and you shall tread upon their high places. – Deuteronomy 33:29 We have now come to the conclusion of Deuteronomy, and with it, the...

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