“Lifelong” friends are great
Short term friends have their place, too
Both needed for a rich life.
I haven’t spoken to MFR at all since we moved to Birmingham in January. Which, for Ru and I, is like an eternity.
And God knows it wasn’t for her lack of trying.
So last night, she finally caught up to me at […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Tidbits, Poetry, Friendship on April 16th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Crisp autumn winds blow
across my skin, and breathe Life
into listless bones.
Filed under: General, Catbird, Poetry on October 17th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
She took Jane to bounce
While I felt queasy at home
Friendship is her “thing”
MFN (Nancy) offered to take Jane to Sliderz (a bounce house) today so that I could stay at home and recuperate from the (still) ongoing diarrhea and vomiting that has plagued me for 2 weeks now. I took her up on it.
This is […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Poetry, Friendship on September 28th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I feel so loved.
As promised, a haiku for MFK:
Kelly is my friend-
she made me brownies with nuts:
supper of the gods.
Thanks, Kelly. You’re a good friend.
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And now for something completely different…
I just discovered that SAHM (stay-at-home-mom) can easily be mistyped “SHAM.”
Any sentence that incorporates it becomes instantly much funnier. As in, “I used to be […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits, Poetry on June 5th, 2006 | 8 Comments »
A Haiku honoring friendship:
Anna, Currin Ann,
Christy, Amy, Rinnie, Ru-
Needs are met through friends.
From dishwashing to bottle-feeding to car-transporting to kid-entertaining to company-keeping, you guys have showed me yet again what true friendship really is. Thanks.
(And thanks to my cousin Jennifer for including me in the trip to Jacksonville, to Amanda and Nancy for offering to […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Poetry, Friendship on June 2nd, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Alas, it’s no longer “National Poetry Month.”
BUT, friendship should always be celebrated with really bad poetry.
AND, since my most compassionate friend did two huge services for me today by…
1) Babysitting Jane and Elizabeth so I could spend time alone preparing for a session and putting together a worship service for our upcoming women’s retreat […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Poetry, Friendship on May 10th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Last night, on the way home from our date (thanks Beau and Jennifer for the freebie babysitting!), Paul told me about an amazing thing that happened the other day.
On the way to RTS (Reformed Theological Seminary), he did not miss a single green light on Alafaya Trail from our house to all the way to […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Like a fire, Local Color, Poetry on April 26th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I just found out that April is National Poetry Month.
How cool is that?! My new old love rekindled in the very month our nation celebrates it! Awesome!
For more info about National Poetry Month or for resources on poetry, click here. You’ll find poets.org and a veritable cornucopia of all things poetic.
In honor of National Poetry […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Tidbits, Poetry on April 20th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
This haiku is the real deal. It was written by a Japanese monk named Basho, who invented this fascinating poetic form.
turn this way
I too feel lonely
late in autumn
-basho
*thanks to Ray Rasmussen for his beautiful photography and compilation of stirring haiku. Please visit his website for more like this.
Filed under: General, Catbird, Poetry on April 19th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Recently we have started reading poetry to Jane at bedtime. The poetry of Shel Silverstein, to be exact.
She loves it. So does Paul. So do I.
If you’re unfamiliar with Shel Silverstein, here’s a sample:
MAGIC CARPET
You have a magic carpet
That will whiz you through the air,
To Spain or Maine or Africa
If you just tell it where.
So […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Poetry on April 19th, 2006 | 10 Comments »