Sunday began November and the season of Thanksgiving. I love this time of year – the falling leaves, the cooler temperatures, big pots of warm soup, and the flannel sheets back on my bed. I also like the idea of being intentional about giving thanks, but, it’s confession time, I don’t really like the Thanksgiving holiday. It always seems like way too much work resulting in way too much food for way too little enjoyment. By the time we…
A year ago today was my dad’s memorial service. The readings, the hymns, and the day for that celebration were all details that I carefully orchestrated. What better day for a memorial service than All Saints Day? As today, November 1, 2015, comes to an end, I have now passed the year mark of life without my dad. Every anniversary date that comes along from now on will no longer be “the first.” I was blessed to have had the…
Back when I was being faithful to my blog, I did a regular post each month called Five Fabulous Finds. In most cases it was a silly list of things that I had come cross during that month that were either new to me and that I found interesting, fascinating, edifying, or just plain fun. As part of my ongoing effort to get back in the swing of things here, I am reinstituting that monthly post today. It WILL appear…
Today was not a normal Sunday. Weber is still suffering with Shingles and its accompanying tiredness so we did not go to church at 9 this morning. We also did not have our regular Sunday brunch get together because so many had conflicting schedules today. That left Weber and me to our own devices this afternoon. We had a late and leisurely, let’s just say, meal about 1:30. Though we had breakfast food, it was too late to even…
Today was just the day I needed! It was gray and rainy. Not cold, but that’s okay. And, I got to stay at home all day! For most of the day I could hear the falling rain, its rhythm somewhat irregular but comforting nonetheless. I was up early, made breakfast for Weber, wrote my morning pages, shared a few texts with friends, and then went back to bed for an hour. The weather encouraged it. My calendar allowed it. And,…
Today’s photo brought to you by little energy, little creativity, and little light. (The prompt is spooky background.)
Keep your heart open;. True beauty is felt, not seen. Obstacles persist. KEB 10/21/15
My day began early and with the following two posts on Facebook:1. “The time needs to change. Getting to school in the dark is just not right.”2. Note to self: Beginning a 7:30 ear training class with harmonic dictation in the minor mode is not a good way to start the day.And so went my day. It had an early and rough start, but by my 9:00 class, things were moving along fairly well. Five classes later, I was done teaching…
Ideas flying Crazy thoughts, faraway dreams. What will become real? KEB 10/14/15
Yesterday marked the year anniversary of my dad’s death. In many ways it feels like just last week rather than last year, making me painfully aware of just how quickly time flies. When I look back at my posts here as well as my own journaling, I realize that time really is the overarching theme in my life right now, with the majority of my thoughts being about how I spend what time I have. I am definitely one of…