49 Years

Writing, Parenting, and Transitions, Oh My! And just like that . . . she stopped writing again. 23 days have passed since I last wrote on what is supposed to be a daily blog through my 49th year on this planet. There are now 138 days left until I celebrate my 50th birthday. …

Linda Blair does not make an appearance I don’t know if what I am about to write will be funny. In my mind it should be funny. On the other hand, I want you to know that I take this very seriously. The thing that is funny is that I found myself in the middle of a…

She started writing again. I haven’t done a search of how many posts on Medium right now begin with that phrase, “And Just Like That . . .” I never imagine myself as unique, so I’m certain it is a whole heck of a lot! For those who may literally…

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” I used to have a t-shirt that had that written across the front. I am once again awake earlier than usual and this was near the first thing that came to mind today. “The first thing we do, let’s kill…

Messy Spirituality — a nod to Mike Yaconelli A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in a circle with a small group of folks who all happen to be at least 15 years younger than I am. Each of them also serves the Church in some way. We were talking about some conflict in our particular corner…

I wonder if there are any mothers who are not worrywarts Neither one of my children are home right now. I’m reminded of a time when I was in my twenties and my father reminded me as I left my parents house, “Call us when you make it home.” I thought it was so dumb. I reluctantly said, “Okay, Dad, but…

Looking back on “setting up house” I think most couples look back on “first homes” and laugh at the ways in which we lived. Hubby and I have a couple of those places. One we “affectionately” refer to as “The Cat Pee House.” Our kids know where it is and sometimes when giving directions among the…

When does it get easy? Habits are hard. Habits are hard for me anyway. Maybe I should correct that to say Good Habits are hard for me. Writing is good for me. I don’t really understand why. I’m sure there are a lot of books by people writing about how and why writing is good…

Same old game I watched Squid Game. I’m a culture junkie, so if everyone else is talking about it, I have to know too. I had worried that it would destroy all the hope that I was feeling for the world based on Ted Lasso. It isn’t exactly an uplifting tale, but I…