Family

Resolve

(A snack of toasted, gluten-free baguette slices, wine, sheep’s cheese, and fresh pluots) A healthy life is a life that moves forward. When traumatic events happen, or when relationships are broken, they tend to become snags. Pain left to it’s own devices creates tension, pulling us backward while time marches on. It can be difficult…

Stained Glass People

(Stained glass in the National Museum of Art in Washington DC) I love stained glass. I love how tiny pieces of color come together to make something larger, something intricate and vibrant. I love how dramatically different the art appears in different lighting. I love how detailed it can be – just pieces of colored…

Of Greatest Importance

December is a weird month. It seems that Christmas has absorbed all of the month’s importance. It is a looming holiday, a grand marker in the year, a milestone. Christmas is the constant preoccupation that settles in mid-November. Lists, Christmas cookies, traditions, parties, gifts, wrapping, shopping, travel – everything must be planned, organized, and scheduled….

Other than my super wonderful impromptu date with S, and the less-than-terrible weekend, last week was a horrible week for me. Lots of crappy things happened. Mostly at work. It started off really bad on Monday, and ended with a bang on Friday. It was less than awesome. Monday was probably the worst day, not…

There’s Nothing Like Family

Texas. There is nothing like returning to the area you think of as home. I had a wonderful week visiting with family. (My mother’s bonsai tree) I have two siblings. My sister is 2 years younger than me. She is married, finishing her degree, working at her church, and teaches piano lessons. My brother is…