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Category Archives: Christmas
Gift Of The Magi
My annual Christmas doldrums stayed away until the week before the big day. They slowly made their way into those early mornings hours when I worry myself awake. They like to sit on my chest, heavy and soggy with tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Being Creative, Childhood, Christmas, family, Gratefulness, Kindness, Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Travels
Tagged Anxiety, Feeding the Soul, joy, loss, love
6 Comments
Holiday Wishes
The season is moving on and the end of 2012, is not too far off. Though September is really the month I consider to be my New Year, January is still a landmark time, in that the calendar begins its … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Dreams, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Perfectionism, Time, Writing
Tagged Intentions, Moving Forward, Simplicity, Time management, trust
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Tolerance and Generosity
Standing on what seemed like an endless line Tuesday afternoon at Wholefoods, I noticed my attitude beginning to slip and slide down a peg or two. I was impatient, judging what the person in front of me for buying foods … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Christmas, family, Healthy Living, Memoir, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Thanksgiving
Tagged Charles Dickens, Dysfunction, History, love, Money, Moving Forward, Shame, Sorrow, The Christmas Carol
10 Comments
Chasing Ice
It’s November. Halloween is over. Americans spent eighty billion dollars on candy and costumes this Halloween. When it comes to money, what we have spent on the current election is unspeakable. Christmas carols will soon be echoing throughout every mall … Continue reading
The Best Laid Plans
A bit over a week ago, I was hit with what felt like a ton of bricks … a cold/flu that according to what I’m hearing has had others in and around Charlottesville, dropping like flies. It started with a … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Christmas, family, Gratefulness, Life, Travels
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Happy New Year!
New Year’s Eve Today we stripped the pine It rests in the woods a place for wrens to sleep Glass ornaments tucked in tissue are boxed on storeroom shelves Family faces recede in train windows one leap second passes without sound … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, family, Poetry, Uncategorized
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Setting My Intention For The New Year
Here we are at the end of another year. It has been a rich one filled with insights, lessons and lots of love. Instead of making New Years resolutions at year’s end, I like to choose a word that I … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Christmas, Navigating Through Life, Travels
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Keeping Christmas
Keeping Christmas No mistletoe snowmen tree with twinkly lights angel guarding us from the top instead poinsettias a boxwood wreath on the door the aroma of pierogis stuffed with sauerkraut mushrooms and garlic almond cookies dusted with sugar hearts brimming … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, family, Poetry, The Seasons
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