I am a “Baby Boomer” and recently celebrated a significant birthday. Although I have not been greatly concerned about my age through the years (there are a few exceptions that follow), I admit I have been dreading this particular number. You can say, “It is just a number,” that is what my doctor said. IContinue reading “Birthday Blessings”
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Things I Learned at My Mother’s Knee
There are three things I learned from my mother at an early age, Faith, Storytelling and stories, and the joys of shopping. I have written about her influence on my faith in other places, but let me share this memory. As much as I love shopping, and that is the confession at the heart ofContinue reading “Things I Learned at My Mother’s Knee”
On Languages, Accents and Being Home
I am from a small town just southwest of Cape Cod; On our end, the Cape Cod Canal begins in the waters of Buzzards Bay, just outside of Onset Bay. My husband says that people here “talk funny” but that is because I don’t have an accent, not a discernable one anyway. My mother wouldn’tContinue reading “On Languages, Accents and Being Home”
On Toothpaste and Counting to Ten
Speaking carefully when take-backs are not an option.
Life with a Tentative Dog
When we brought Sheba to our house, she had not yet lived in a traditional home. That is, if the hoarding situation she had been rescued from was a home, it was a home filled with stacked dog crates. Then after she was surrendered/rescued she was in the local animal shelter for about two weeks.Continue reading “Life with a Tentative Dog”
Faith Journeys
When I began my process to explore the possibility of becoming a United Methodist Pastor, I heard many people refer to a “Faith Journey.” “Tell me about your faith journey” the interviewer would say. I do not know if other traditions both Christian and non- Christian use a similar phrase, or if it is particularlyContinue reading “Faith Journeys”
How Will You Use Your Time?
Responding to cultural quarantine in a time of crisis. I believe that time is a gift. It is a gift that I often waste, breeze through and forget to carefully plan. Sometimes I waste good time by working too much. Other times though, I waste it by spending too much time on social media, orContinue reading “How Will You Use Your Time?”
INTRODUCING SHEBA
Sheba is our fourth rescue dog in thirty years. When we lost Misty in the Fall of 2019, my husband and I had an unspoken agreement, or assumption, that we would be adopting another rescue dog. There were certainly some concerns, we are not young (sigh!), we are retired, well, partially retired in my case,Continue reading “INTRODUCING SHEBA”
Ten Reasons to Vacation in Onset, Massachusetts This Year: I’m Set On Onset!
Briefly, I am not a travel writer, nor am I being paid for this post. But I want to give some love to my home town and share with you Ten Reasons to Vacation in Onset, Massachusetts this year: REASON ONE AND TWO: My first reason to encourage you to visit Onset, is Onset Beach.Continue reading “Ten Reasons to Vacation in Onset, Massachusetts This Year: I’m Set On Onset!”
A Slice of Pizza and a Slice of Life: A Union Villa Story
A little over two years ago, when I was in the middle of a December baking frenzy, I went to the local grocery store to replenish my supply of flour, sugar and butter. When I got my change from the cashier, it included a red quarter. She said, “I’ve never seen a red quarter before.”Continue reading “A Slice of Pizza and a Slice of Life: A Union Villa Story”
