Category: Family
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family reunion
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I am a committed Anglophile; it is in my blood as evidenced by the recent invitation to celebrate our heritage. My cousins and I will be getting together; our British ancestry traced back through Woodbury, England, to Southwark, London, 1620; sailing to Connecticut in the…
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granddaughters, etc.
To my granddaughters (one of whom has a birthday today), daughter, and daughter-in-law, this is for all of you. Thank heaven for little girls For little girls get Bigger every day Thank heaven for little girls They grow up in The most delightful way. Thank heaven Thank heaven Thank heaven for little girls (Thank Heaven…
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fathers
Searching for a nice quote for my son, a new father, I was surprised and saddened to find so much negativity directed towards fathers, especially as I was very close to my father, a good and kind man. After much searching, I found this: “Fatherhood is important to me. I’ve taught my daughter to cherish…
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oddity and character
[warning: here you will get a little glimpse into my philosophical nature; what stimulates my thought processes, the complexity and oddity.] This morning I read, “No man is born either naturally or supernaturally with character, he has to make character” (O. Chambers, 1935). The nature of evil has permeated my thoughts for many decades, as…
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my paragon
That would be Erma Bombeck. I’ve had a desire to emulate her style of writing since experiencing motherhood firsthand. My sister even sent me information to enter the contest held in her honor, but being in the middle of some life crisis or other, it didn’t happen. Hoping to be inspired again, I treated myself…
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about hoarding
My Mother was a champion hoarder. In the final years of her life, I took the responsibility of dissembling the Mt. Everest of six or seven decades of her inability to discard virtually any item. In my sister blogs, I share my experiences and a psychological perspective of hoarding. Here, I will share my technique…
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goals / aspirations / dreams
I’ve been goal oriented, type A, for as long as I can remember. I was going to change the world, or at least be in the forefront. It hasn’t happened. After too many decades, I see still abounding: poverty, injustice, political deceitful quagmires, broken relationships, declining education, mental illness, family dysfunction, etc. It’s become time…
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advent: precursor
“He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents…” (Malachi 4:6) These words, the last in the Old Testament, echo the hope and heart cry of so many, even more poignantly in this season of waiting. The verses also provide a segue to the New Testament…
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advent: the big picture
It’s easy, dare I say human to get caught up in the dailyness of living. You know – finances, family issues, food, house cleaning, car maintenance, work obligations, pets, health, time for meditation – just getting through the day and foreseeable future. Then we see Scripture challenging us to live beyond tunnel vision. We are…
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advent: family trees
Especially this time of year, projections of happy, marvelous relationship with friends and family abound, conflicting with the reality many of us are living. Our family trees are complicated, messy, the bonds seemingly unresolvable. Pondering these incongruities, I read about the heritage and life of Jesus. His family tree includes: foreign women, non-Jewish women, public…
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