How many of you remember the song “Sylvia’s Mother” by Dr. Hook? It was never one of my favorite songs, but I heard it on the 70s channel the other day and was struck by the first line: Sylvia’s mother says, ‘Sylvia’s busy Too busy to come to the phone’ Wow. Talk about dated. How many things in that line …
Let it Snow, Let it Go
This week we had our first real snow here north of DC. We got about 2 inches. Not a lot by northern standards, but enough for a beautiful night. We usually get one good snow a year, and then quite a few lesser ones. The school district, in an abundance of caution, issues a two-hour delay nearly every time to …
Where Can I Go?
I just returned from a trip to Canada with my daughter, her best friend, and her friend’s mother. The girls have been besties since they were toddlers. (The mothers are close as well. Lol) This was a trip to celebrate their high school graduations and the beginning of their college careers. Before that, my husband and I had gone to …
The Wild Waves of My Soul
Doing nothing is hard work. At least for a mom. One of my closest friends and I went to my favorite east-cost beach this weekend for a quick weekend. Ee arrived late Friday night, and slept in Saturday morning. We spent the day on the beach talking and reading and watching the waves. Add in some long walks, fish and …
The Sparrow, the Robin and Two Trillion Galaxies
Yesterday NASA announced they’d been wrong for decades. There aren’t 200 billion galaxies in the universe. There are more like 2 trillion. In the mid-1990s, astronomers arrived at the 200 billion figure with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope. Recently, however, a University of Nottingham team led by Christopher Conselice took another look. They concluded that more than 90 percent of …
The Problem of Pain
I got a migraine last night—I don’t know how. I didn’t miss any of my doses of my preventive medicine, and there’s not a storm coming that I know of. But before the pain med kicked in I was literally in tears. The medicine will dull the throbbing but it will still last two or three days, and can make me sleepy. It’s …
7 Ways to Help Free The Captives, Fight the Trafficker
There are over 35 million* slaves in the world today. Join us in fighting this plague by participating in JVI’s Free the Captive, Fight the Trafficker Endurance Events Series (FCFT Series). The FCFT Series is a variety of 5K , 10K, 1/2 Marathons, Triathlons and other endurance events held through December 31, 2015 to raise awareness and funds to fight …
Memorable Day #7: Sometimes You Take What You Get—And Hold On
This last week surrounding Memorial Day the internet has been flooded with memes reminding us to thank those who have served. I am a proud Navy brat. I know what those who serve—and those who wait for them—sacrifice. And I am grateful for every man and woman who has served even one day. When my father died a year and …
Marcus of Rome: Friday
First-century Jerusalem Friday, the day before Passover Marcus cracked his neck. He looked forward to a day of rest. He’d been working for ten days straight and he had plans to visit Flavius’s sister—if he could keep it hidden from Flavius. She’d sent him a message that said she would meet him near the fountain after breakfast, and Flavius was …