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Ponderings and More

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Reflections on life, family, serious issues facing our world, and simple pleasures, from a mid-life perspective.

Added on: Nov 29th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Susan
Listed in: Family Lifestyle
Tags: family genealogy cooking reading social issues gardening & nature

Recent Posts

The Blessing of Contentment

Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 12:33

I have been blessed with a happy spirit. I find joy in the simple pleasures of this life, and I am extremely grateful for this gift.Our society places great value on material success, and it seems that as we work harder and longer to obtain our desi...
These Precious Days

Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 09:22 in grandparent care; mothering;

Life at “Grandma’s Day Care” has been a little tough the past two weeks. Lucas is adjusting to being away from his Mom again after a summer of her loving full-time attention; both babies have struggled with viruses which made them cranky and c...
On the Porch in Rockport

Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 18:31

My overwhelming emotion tonight is one of relief and thanksgiving. A phone call from my doctor this morning assured me that a recent biopsy was normal, and my six weeks' of worry over a health issue is finally put to rest.After my sister's funeral i...
A Grateful Good-bye

Posted on Saturday August 29th, 2009 at 19:09 in ted kennedy

When John Kennedy was elected President, I was only ten years old – my most vivid memory is of his picture on the front page of the newspaper the day after the election, and at that point I didn’t really have an interest in anything more importan...
August Ponderings

Posted on Friday August 14th, 2009 at 18:56

The quiet of this warm August evening fills my soul. Soon the heavy blanket of darkness that is August will fall abruptly, so unlike the long twilight of earlier summer nights.This summer has been a difficult one for me and for my extended family. ...
Sunday Morning

Posted on Sunday August 2nd, 2009 at 08:00

Sunday morning. Can there possibly be a more lovely feeling than the peace and anticipation of an unscheduled Sunday? I am desperately in need of a day devoted solely to puttering and leisure.My sister’s struggle with cancer these past months fin...