April 9, 2007

Kindnesses

I’ve cried a lot in the last few weeks–sometimes overwhelmed by sadness and pain…but sometimes overwhelmed by gratitude. There were incredible kindnesses from people that gave me hope and strength.
I want to share them here, in hopes that I can somehow recognize these acts and in hopes that I can bring to light how [...]

April 9, 2007

Me! Me! Me! (Meme)

Gord posted a meme where he answered five questions from someone else, and then invited others to ask him for five questions to answer. I asked (“I too am an egomaniac”) and got my five questions.  You may ask me for five questions–directions are at the bottom of this post:
1. I often imagine about what [...]

April 9, 2007

homework

I’m supposed to write a short story. I mean, yes, I’m supposed to write a short story because I’m a writer and that’s who I am and what I do…but I REALLY do need to write a short story as homework for my speech therapy.
Bleah. I don’t think that short story [...]

April 9, 2007

setting: home

Above is a picture of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the site where Jesus is supposed to have been crucified and then been buried. Beneath it, is the site of Cavalry Hill.
While meandering through the streets of Jerusalem, we happened upon a crushing bazaar–and I mean “crushing” in the literal sense: the streets [...]