July 29, 2021
I’ve been thrust into rough waters lately. I am a caregiver for two parents, both with cognitive issues. This storm has been raging for many years but it’s recently reached tsunami level. What if this IS my purpose? Can I live with that? In the past, I’ve been able to do enough writing and tutoring […]
Read More →August 30, 2015
Every muscle in my body aches today. And yet I feel light. There’s nothing like the feeling of completion, especially when it’s successful completion. The mammoth project I’ve been working on all summer, a yearlong anniversary celebration, finally kicked-off on Friday. The stress was crazy at times, but mostly, it was great fun. I was […]
Read More →August 13, 2015
At first, my two massive projects at work were almost fun. Finally I had a chance to break out of my office confinement and be creative. I felt fulfilled to work out of strengths for a change. But after a few weeks of obstacle after obstacle — at first leaping over them and now barely crawling […]
Read More →July 31, 2015
In Europe, I had a red enamel tea kettle that I used for my nightly spot of tea. As the temperature inside boiled, that teapot didn’t merely whistle. It shrieked. It would scare my guests, probably even my neighbors down the street. It sounded like a child or animal being tortured. When the screech reached […]
Read More →May 27, 2015
Commencement season has commenced. My post-missionary career has evolved into one of doing graduations, first at a seminary near San Francisco and now at a university in North Carolina. None of my 12 years of helping to put on commencement ceremonies has come close to the amount of work (and stress) […]
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