Today I taught my regular Sunday class. I missed last week because I was in Pennsylvania. Getting back to it was good on a whole host of levels. First, when I got to class, I got a hug from a student who had heard that I was gone because there was a death in my [...]
Apr
29
Apr
29
Coming Home
Today I am back home in Minnesota. Home is such a strange word to me. I’ve lived so many places and all of them have been home. I spent time in Pennsylvania over the weekend. I was born there. The house my mom was living in when she passed away is the same one my [...]
Apr
10
Stages
The stages of mourning: shock or disbelief, denial, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, acceptance/hope. It isn’t a simple process where you move from one stage to another and eventually get to the end. It is a messy forward and backward progression that can stop and stall. But it is normal. The one that strikes me most [...]
Apr
09
Mom
I am very sad to say that last night my Mom’s battle with pancreatic cancer came to an end. I’m sure in time there will be much to say about her, but today I am just trying take the advice of David Harkins: You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile [...]
May
03
Three Flavors of Girl Power!
by dawn
If you are looking for a good read to give to or share with your daughter, please go here. If your daughter is ready to talk about feminism, and really it is a conversation best started early, please go here. When you need a moment to reflect and commiserate on the challenges of raising a [...]
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