The Reluctant Grownup – Page 109 – Growing old gracelessly.

Sunday Morn

It is Palm Sunday. Each Palm Sunday and Sunday-before-Christmas, our church hires a huge orchestra and they accompany our choir in a service-long musical extravaganza. No sermon, no Bible readings,…

April 1, 2012

Wonder Women Posts

I wonder if I could have dinner with one person, who would it be?

She is 50 years old, the oldest she will ever be. She is a large woman with light brown hair, almost auburn, and with round rosy cheeks and dimples in…

September 16, 2008

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Hi there! Hi!

I took a month sabbatical from social media. I am so sorry to say that it improved my mental health about a million degrees. I could honestly leave it behind…

August 30, 2025

Extracting Light

RG / December 17, 2012

I am struggling a little bit, just a little bit. A couple of tears slipped down my cheek when our church children’s choir sang Away in a Manger at our Lessons and Carols…

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Deleted

RG / December 15, 2012

I had a reaction to yesterday, put it up, deleted it. It was helpful, at the time, for me. But instead of a screed on gun violence, I think I’d rather put these…

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Hearts and Prayers

RG / December 14, 2012

Ya’ll, I have done not a lick of work today – besides preparing a filing that must go out, which is the only reason I’m still here and not swooping in to pick…

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Mornings

RG / December 14, 2012

We had our first “I hate you” this morning. I deserved it – I was hollering out of frustration with my eldest little angel’s inability to freaking eat an Eggo waffle and get…

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Weekend Update

RG / December 9, 2012

It seems that this blog will turn into a once-weekly affair. The weekend days are usually the most interesting days, anyhow, and the most interesting work days (and I had a few last…

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