“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing… not healing, not curing… that is a friend who cares.”
henri nouwen…on friendship
This is one of the HARDEST things in the world to do! [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 23, 2009
Loving instead of “fixing.”
January 19, 2009
Goodbye Grovie!
Last night my dog Grover began breathing very labored. He is around 15 years old and had a severe heart murmur. I laid with him throughout the night, trying to keep him calm as he struggled to breathe. We knew he didn’t have long, but I had no idea it would happen this fast. I [...]
January 19, 2009
Who am I?
I know there are a lot of differing views about the upcoming inauguration and our new president-elect, but sitting tonight watching some CNN coverage of the day MLK gave his famous speech and the chaos related to that march…I’m just in awe of how far we have come as a country. I couldn’t help but [...]
January 17, 2009
Food Induced Chaos
I jumped on the web tonight to look up hyperactivity after eating, because my kids have a tendency to go insane after eating. When we are at my parents’ house, Garmai will eat a meal and then she literally can not hold her body still. She will look at me and say, “Mama, I need to [...]
