Truth be told, I puttered around during the debate. I listened, and I watched a little. I also washed dishes, swept the kitchen floor and looked for my glasses, which I have still be unable to locate. (These are my new glasses. My first pair lasted for 15 years. I’ve had this pair for less […]
Month: October 2012
Welcoming Prayer and Presidential Politics: Watching the Debates as a Spiritual Practice
Ours is a political household. My husband and I watch talking heads in the evenings and check political blogs during the day. We regularly discuss races and polls. He is running for a local office for the fourth or fifth time (I’ve lost track), so our girls got to “vote for Daddy” when we went […]
Ruby
This little essay was prompted by some posts at my friend Elizabeth Gaucher’s blog Esse Diem What I remember most about my grandmother is that she didn’t remember. She couldn’t remember how many brothers and sisters she had, or that her bra went under her clothes, or my name. I was twelve when she died, […]
Living With the End in Mind
I spend a chunk of my time with older folks who rarely leave their tiny nursing home rooms that smell the way you might imagine nursing homes smell. (Take a hospital smell then throw in some stale air and a few more things I’ll refrain from mentioning.) It changes you after awhile. Like being an […]
Still Listening 