I’m not sure why, but this weekend I decided to pull up a box of papers I’ve stored in the basement from college and graduate school. Amidst old writing assignments, memorabilia, and material from my semesters abroad, I had years and years of letters. You see, one thing about me is that I don’t throw [...]
As I wrote yesterday’s post, I remembered an oft-told story my mom liked from my childhood. It was a hot August afternoon in the country. The sun was setting, and the light glowed with a special warm light. I was about three, riding in the car, just me and my mom with the windows rolled [...]
Michael and Lisa’s wedding weekend was great. It was a wonderful wedding…and oh how I love weddings. Family and friends gathered from near and far. I loved it. Thinking back, the part of the weekend that makes my heart feel the coziest (other than while I was sobbing at the wedding ceremony) was having me, [...]
I made it through the last week pretty well. Even yesterday, the anniversary of my mom’s untimely demise, didn’t turn out to be too rough a day. For those of you who missed it in 2007, here’s Margot Babler’s obituary. I spent the whole day yesterday doing domestic duties. It took me hours to pull [...]
I really enjoyed reading the book Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It’s a neat book about a friendship between homeless Denver and affluent, evangelical Ron. Over the course of the book, Ron’s wife dies of cancer. It was a therapeutic book to read over the last week. A [...]
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the people out there who sent me loving, encouraging, thoughtful notes after I posted about this being the two-year anniversary of my my mom’s death. I’ve felt comforted, and in the days since I wrote that post, I’ve stopped feeling sad. Instead, I feel calm. It helps [...]
My body is reacting a little to this last week in August. I’ve been having a hard time sleeping. Two years ago today was the last day that my sweet mom was present. It was a Friday. She said goodbye to Joe, who was leaving for college. Christy Parks was visiting. All the previous week, [...]
We talk about my mom quite a bit in our home. Andrew brings her up now and then; I talk about her when we make meals she loved, or read books she used to read me when I was little, or when we see things I think would make her smile. It feels good to [...]
Today’s Carpe Diem party was a lot of fun! Photos are in the photo gallery. The weather cooperated nicely, and it was great to see some friends and family we don’t get to see enough. If you couldn’t make it this year, don’t fret! We intend to make this an annual Saturday of Memorial Day [...]
May 23 8:45 am update: It’s raining, so you may be wondering about the status of today’s party at Token Creek Park. I’ve checked the weather, and it looks like there is a 40% chance of showers throughout the day. We’ve reserved a shelter, so I’m giving the party a thumbs-up for going despite the [...]
