Our younger daughter has ups and downs with distance learning so far. Our other children, too. Maybe most kids do. Not made easier by the two-way bilingual dynamic for the program she’s in. Recently I sat with our six year old as she began her school day. “Mariana Mariana...” the kids repeat. I sit quietly …
Category: family
Hand-Off
Parents have been doing it forever; more broadly speaking, caregivers of kids have been doing it forever. It’s how we support them. It’s also how we support each other. Chip in; come through when needed; be a go-to person, reliable, some one others can count on. Someone your kids can count on. What happens next? …
All Houses Shake
Let's start this way, from the Book of Luke, Chapter 6. “I will show you what someone is like who comes to me,listens to my words, and acts on them.That one is like a man building a house,who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock;when the flood came, the river burst against that housebut …
Milkshake!
Weekend here, walks in the door, just four little days, felt it felt it, felt like more. Smoke in the skies, COVID all around, bump through the days, count them down. Weekend’s here, marked by a shake-up, hoops on the screen, play-doh milkshake, after supper snack offered in the wake, Wake of a week we’ll …
Simple Blessings
Friday night, front end of the three-day holiday weekend. Everybody ready for bed by eight in the evening, relaxing, screens fired up, and kids winding down. Room lighting just so, a fan blowing gently behind me, easy breeze, hum, glow from the screen on the wall delivering food network fun, light, soft-brain goodness. What’s on? …
Lyrics Post: “Everyday Glory”
You might be thinking, “RUSH must be this guy’s pandemic band…” not so. In fact, this band has buoyed me for the better part of my life. Here’s another great lyric from a more recent tune by these guys, so true, seeking every day glory. Enjoy. “In the house where nobody laughs And nobody sleeps …
Let It Be
Let it be, as it is, plain and simple wisdom, so easy and true. The path of least resistance presented to you. So often we might try to turn things around, make them bend to our will, standing our ground. For me I will say, that’s oft not the case, much better to go with …
Little Did I Know
Little did I know the relevance and poignancy of this tweet from last year. Almost exactly one year ago, how could it be so? And yet here we are. 2020 had so many black marks: struggles at work, struggles at home, wildfires, untimely deaths, friends and family with cancer, and of course, a global pandemic. …
Reflections
When we look closely, what do we see? Colors, images, layers in sight, inside, outside, what’s actually there? What’s imagined? When we consider things repeatedly, over and over again, what do we find? What deeper meaning? What better understanding? Or do we allow ourselves to get lost? Lost in thought, muddled, searching in vain...? I’m …
Stream, Pandemic Life: Indoor Camp, Week Review
Just like that, another week on the books. And not just any week: a Pandemic Week. A Distance Learning Week, WHEW, what a week. Campsite. Fuel. Classroom. Organization. Motivation. Downtime.
1/2_Full, All GOOD 