It’s been a minute since I’ve done a Writing Wednesday, but with the close of September, the timing feels right for this post. Enjoy! Two potted mums flank my front porch steps. We pass through them, often unseeing, on our way into the world, to work, to play, to conquer and accomplish the tasks ofContinue reading “Writing Wednesday: What the “mums” saw”
Category Archives: Reflect
Wake Me Up When September Ends
It seems to me that September has often brought change and transition into my life. Obviously, there’s the years of navigating those first days of school, first as a student and later as a teacher. There was the year in high school when September brought me an unlooked-for breakup, and another year when it sawContinue reading “Wake Me Up When September Ends”
I blinked.
“I am not prepared for this.” Words from a recent Facebook post that I feel hard. Our babies grow and fly and we are not prepared for the feelings that arise. It seems like we should be. After all, they tried to tell us: wisdom couched in terms of “savor these moments” and “don’t blink.”Continue reading “I blinked.”
One Little Step: 3 practical tips for successful goal setting
Goal setting. I know, I know, some of you are already cringing. It feels too much like New Year’s resolutions that we don’t keep anyway. Or, maybe after the chaos and all around hot mess that 2020 was, you are still simply in survival mode, and the thought of goal setting is just. too. much.Continue reading “One Little Step: 3 practical tips for successful goal setting”
Christmas Traditions: When Traditions Change
I still remember the first year that my aunt and uncle decided not to come home for Christmas. Up to that point in my young life, Christmas had always revolved around Grandma’s house, and there was no reason in my mind why it should change. Until it did. Christmas seemed smaller that year, and IContinue reading “Christmas Traditions: When Traditions Change”
{Something Borrowed, Something Blue}
My husband wrote this last Saturday after they’d left for their honeymoon: “The bridge at Bowl & Pitcher has become a well-traveled part of the fabric our family history with countless trail runs beginning here. Today, before walking Bethany Meek across this bridge to present her to her groom we stopped so we could snapContinue reading “{Something Borrowed, Something Blue}”
{REMEMBER}
My son’s cap and gown arrived over the weekend. Another reminder of all that this Spring season should have been, and won’t be. I find myself in a strange place where hope and grief co-mingle, intertwined with each other as if one. Hope: the long, slow process of reopening has begun. Certain restrictions are beingContinue reading “{REMEMBER}”
{Courage}
My Bible reading plan had me at the beginning of the book of Joshua when the Covid-19 restrictions began. The Lord said to Joshua, “Be strong and courageous.” Over and over again, setting the tone for the whole book, the Lord says, “Be strong and courageous.” When my daughter’s Irish dance events began to beContinue reading “{Courage}”
{A Practice of Reflection}
Welcome to February, friends. This year, I’m trying to be more intentional about taking time to reflect throughout the year. Self-reflection is something that I’ve often done in fits and spurts, or during difficult times in my journey when it’s been forced upon me (here’s looking at you, Summer 2019). This year of “Vision” seemsContinue reading “{A Practice of Reflection}”
{Humility}
Humbled. One day last week, I woke up with anxiety and stress about so many things. Car insurance. A child’s health concerns. Lesson plans. Taxes. My to-do list. The phone bill. I posted about some of this on Instagram, followed my own de-stress checklist, and went about my day. I accomplished a few things onContinue reading “{Humility}”
Rebecca Meek 