Above most other things, that is what I want my home to be. A sanctuary. A place for people to be accepted completely, loved unconditionally, and welcomed with joy. A place of rest. This does not always happen. I have lived with people whom I was not willing to accept, love or welcome. I [...]
Archive for October, 2009
From The Palace – Sanctuary
Posted in Clinicals, Growing, Small Moments, Thankfulness on 25 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Listen to the Band
Posted in The Band on 15 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oh yes, I do love the Monkees. Can anyone guess what my favorite Monkees song is?
The band. Yes. The band has been fun. Yes, there is a tambourine. Yes, the guitar in the video is loud and the girl standing next to it is a little overpowered. We are working on these things.
Listen here. Scroll [...]
Overheard: At my Dinner Table (possibly paraphrased)
Posted in Overheard, tagged Eavesdropping, Overheard on 12 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Housemate: Drove by Yankee Stadium…saw a lot of things.
Housemate 2: Just drove by?
Housemate: Absolutely! I don’t want to be in the middle of that mess. It’s like hell.
Housemate 2: ??
Housemate: I’d like to see hell, I just don’t want to be there.
To the Young Lady at the Concert Last Night
Posted in Road Trip, tagged Drunk Girls, Letters to Strangers, Mason Jennings on 12 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To the young lady at the Mason Jennings concert in Troy, NY last evening,
It was such fun to watch you dance. You seemed so thrilled to be there. Slightly intoxicated, but thrilled. I loved how you sang every word of every song and how every song was your favorite. At the end of the concert, [...]
Small Moments – Fitting in the Knitting
Posted in Knitting, Small Moments, Thankfulness, tagged Jean Greenhowe, Knit Toys, Knitting, Rainbow Babies on 10 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our lectures rarely start on time. Choir rarely starts on time. I find myself with many small moments – too small for homeworking, but definitely large enough for little knitting. It is good to do something with less potential for exposure to infectious disease. Plus, you never know when you will need a sharp stick [...]
Small Moments – Walking Home
Posted in Growing, Small Moments, Thankfulness on 6 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Small, tired voice on the telephone. One word answers, but not sullen. So sleepy. Bedtime soon, after reading.
Thumping feet in the hallway. I can hear them even from this far away. A second sleepy voice, “Watcha’ doin’ tonight?“ Her standard greeting.
“I was singing. Lots and lots of singing.”
“What kind of singing?”
Breathe in, from close to [...]
A Good and Joyful Thing
Posted in Growing, Small Moments, Thankfulness on 5 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A year ago, I wrote about having the chance to ask for forgiveness. And about that forgiveness being given readily. I don’t think I wrote about taking communion the next day. About standing in the front of the church and truly feeling, for the first time in many, many years that I had “come with [...]
September is not for Writing
Posted in Uncategorized on 1 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is never much writing in September. Too much back-to-school new routine-ing going on.
News – not too much of this. Am getting better, slowly. I still feel like there are not enough hours to catch up on sleep. Not enough hours to get all the way better. This too shall pass.
Not news – school is [...]
