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Category Archives: Gratitude
January 15
Bob and I watched Sully last weekend. I knew less about the crash and the investigation that followed it than I thought I did. I couldn’t figure out why until the full date was stated: January 15, 2009. For the … Continue reading
Posted in God, Gratitude, Grief, Philosophy, Sober Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Death, God, Grief, loss of a child, Rainer Marie Rilke, recovery
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Birthday grace
I spent last Saturday with my sisters, participating in the Travis County Walk to End Alzheimer’s and celebrating my birthday at an Austin restaurant. While we waited for our food order, GJ, the oldest of we three sisters, handed gallon … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Family, God, Gratitude, kids, Middle child, nostalgia, Relationships, Sisters, Sober Life, Uncategorized, Women's issues
Tagged family, family celebrations, God, recovery, relationships, sober living, Texas
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Christmas in July
The first holidays after I lost my mother were tough. I realized there wasn’t any “over the river and through the woods” to grandma’s house anymore. I was the grown up now. Such a weird feeling. Hard as that was, … Continue reading
Posted in God, Gratitude, Grief, Holidays, Relationships, Sober Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Death, family celebrations, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, loss of a child, sober living
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My inner 13 year old
On a bad day, I not only want my local grocery to post this sign, I would voluntarily enforce it. Those are the days when I am certain the car traveling the speed limit is going to make me late. (Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Driving, Family, God, Gratitude, kids, Relationships, Sober Life
Tagged 13 year old kids, Driving, sober life, sober living
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Gratitude is not a simple emotion…
“…or an obvious attitude. It is a difficult discipline to constantly reclaim my whole past as the concrete way in which God has led me to this moment and is sending me into the future. It is hard precisely because … Continue reading
Posted in Family, God, Gratitude, Grief, Relationships, Sober Life
Tagged Death, family, God, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, loss of a child, sober life
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4,3,2,1—Wedding!
The first time Bob called me, he was looking for a rent house and wanted information about one in my neighborhood. We’d met a year or so before at a recovery meeting; he remained more acquaintance than friend. I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Family, God, Gratitude, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas
Tagged family, family celebrations, Friendship, Love, Marriage, sober living, sobriety, Texas, Text messaging
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Thomas Merton’s Thoughts in Silence
God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your … Continue reading
Posted in God, Gratitude, Grief, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas
Tagged God, Religion and Spirituality, Thomas Merton
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