Random thoughts
Dogwood blooming in Sequoia National Park
To me, Mother’s Day means dogwood time in Sequoia National Park. With family visiting, we made a trip up to see, and the display was as good as I’ve seen. Beautiful! I love the way the year is marked with spectacular displays like this that draw our heart to the creator. Isn’t it great to … Continue reading
A new ‘to do’ sheet
I found this daily planner The Day’s Draft on Ann Voskamp’s blog, A Holy Experience. I am a Post-It person, but Post-Its breed lack of focus, disorganization and that feeling of having too much to do. I need people who know how to make what I call boxes. I need boxes. Otherwise I float in … Continue reading
That supermom thing
Home made gold-fish crackers? The world-wide web, mommy blogs, Pinterest, Facebook and more, must be overwhelming to young moms. Home made gold-fish crackers? Ha! A few months ago I happily collected cutesy party food ideas. Piggy faced scones, hatching chick deviled eggs, and so forth. I carried through on just one, cheese lollipops. So easy, just pour … Continue reading
What should I wear? menopause body
I stumbled across a style book the other day, What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life by Kim Johnson Gross, former model and fashion magazine editor. I loved the intro where Gross expresses dismay at the sudden changes in her body. Past 50 and divorced, she sneaks to another town to secretly buy a pregnancy … Continue reading
How do I feel? News making tragedy and personal sorrow.
The barrage of ‘must care’ from social media and 24 hour news commentators overwhelms me. The constant drama of seemingly personal involvement in distant tragedies annoys me, as does the selective nature of what qualifies for public outcry. Today news came of the bombings at the Boston Marathon and instantly there were dozens of Facebook posts. Some, like Sarah … Continue reading
