They say, “Old wounds die hard.” As someone who has never really kept grudges or picked at old wounds, I’ve never really understood this. But recently I found myself in a situation that was made more complicated because of some old wounds. I’m not really sure what to say about old wounds except that, though […]
Daily Life
Listservs
We live in the age of the listserv. Yes, the listserv– that thing where a bunch of people we know or sort of know are able to send an email to the rest of us. That thing that pings our inbox every-so-often with something that we have the time or the interest to read. That […]
Delight
Over the last couple of months I’ve been part of an extended conversation with someone that I met through work. There’s nothing like quite like a great conversation. The kind of conversation that makes you think, leads to epiphanies, and stands out as a highlight of your day. The kind of conversation built on openness, […]
A shattered universe
Last week I woke up to the devastating news that Michael, the younger brother of one of my closest childhood friends, had passed away. His death was completely unexpected and all the more tragic because he was literally ripped from this world. He leaves behind his loving parents, his sister, his brother-in-law, young nieces, and […]
Southern Snow
This week we had our first (and last?) snow flurries in Atlanta. I was walking down the hallway to visit a teacher when I saw one, two, then 10 kids running by, throwing on their coats as they ran. Once they’d seen snow flurries outside their classroom window the teacher’s lesson plan was put on […]
Waking up with “wow”
Today our little guy (15 months) woke up around 5am as he typically does. And the first word that we heard echoing through the speaker of the baby monitor was, “Wow!” What if we all woke up with “wow” on our lips and in our hearts? The memory and the thought of it has kept […]