I was at work–a seasonal job–yesterday that I do each Thanksgiving/Christmas, when I was asked to deliver a customer’s purchases by cart out to the loading dock. Since Williams Sonoma sells a number of large items this is a common part of my job. I was told to look for a white Honda CRV. I spotted one […]
Hi, my name is Jean and I have always struggled with my weight. Sugar is my drug of choice. I feel obsessed when I think about food. As a type two diabetic (insulin resistant) who has taken oral medication for the last twenty years, I have been coached on what to eat. There is the […]
My parents had two distinct ways of viewing and dealing with storms. My mother kept watch over the sky until her fear worked her up into full-on panic. Her voice would raise itself at least two full octaves as she gathered us kids into the small hallway between the boy’s and girl’s bedrooms, shouting for […]
Sunday was another rainy day in Tennessee. With only indoor options available, I decided to watch television. So, I scanned the tv guide and didn’t see anything that appealed to me. I switched over to Netflix. Still, I couldn’t find much that really stood out so I opted for the series, “The West Wing,” which […]
When Hank Williams, Jr. wrote the song about his country music family asking him, “Hank, why do you drink? Hank, why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs that you wrote” he could have written it about millions of families. It is relatable. I guess that is why it became so […]
I went to mass with no idea of what to ‘give up’ for Lent. In the past, I’ve paid a lot of attention to this exercise. But, the last few years instead of giving something up, I’ve chosen to add something. Giving up chocolate felt hollow. The thought of ‘ I’ll give up chocolate for […]
I’ve always struggled with my weight. I’ve tried all sorts of diets. I’ve joined exercise classes, wasted money on gym memberships and equipment and finally given up. Then at the beginning of the year I used a word generator to select a word to think about/meditate upon for an entire year. The word that was […]
I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t fall for it when they use the word ‘goal’ instead of resolution, either. I have a hard time sticking to these self-imposed changes. I think it reminds me too much of dieting. And that literally puts a bad taste in my mouth. However, at the beginning of […]
“Blessed is the crisis that made you grow, the fall that made you look up to heaven, the problem that made you look for God.” St. Padre Pio Years ago, when I found that most every facet of my life was in chaos, I made a quiet decision. I’m not even sure that I was […]
My husband and I drove to a family gathering, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. He was able to see his cousins and aunts that he doesn’t get to see often. Because we don’t live in the same state as these family members, we don’t know about their day to day lives. So, there is a lot […]