October is ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Awareness Month. Ironically, this is the first October of my life that I am aware that I have ADHD. My diagnosis anniversary is coming up on November 6. My psychiatric ARNP supplied the missing piece of the puzzle during my appointment that day. Until about six years ago, myContinue reading “ADHD: The Late Diagnosis Club”
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The Turning
Around the end of July, I start looking for signs of the turning. The turning from one season to the next. In Iowa, it’s most easily noted by the color of the corn tassel. When the corn shoots up a tassel – the color is a pale yellow. As the weeks go on, the tasselContinue reading “The Turning”
Where my roots run deep
I’ve returned to my hometown twice in the past week. It’s a three-plus hour drive one way. The first visit last week was to spend time with a few close loved ones. While I was there, I learned that a dear family friend had unexpectedly passed away. Leo was so completely hale and hearty thatContinue reading “Where my roots run deep”
The Aunts
Aunts and Aunties have been on my mind these past few days. Thursday was my Aunt Lois’s birthday and my kids’ Auntie Kim and I toasted her enjoying wine on a sidewalk patio that evening. Last night, my kids and I met up with a dear friend whom I haven’t seen in person in years.Continue reading “The Aunts”
Why we need to grieve in community
We’ve spent more than a year grieving in isolation and participating in memorial services and funerals via live internet feeds. While it was the best that we could do under extraordinary circumstances, it was by no means a reasonable substitute. Logging in to attend such a service made us observers, viewers behind curtains that neverContinue reading “Why we need to grieve in community”
Why I quit my job
From the Gospel According to Brene Brown: “Midlife is when the universe gently places her hands upon your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear: I’m not screwing around. All of this pretending and performing – these coping mechanisms that you’ve developed to protect yourself from feeling inadequate and getting hurt – hasContinue reading “Why I quit my job”
The Joys of Reconnecting with Friends
Last week, The Good Doctors Fauci and Walensky announced that it was time for those of us who are fully vaccinated and immunized to drop the masks. They say that the vaccine is working very well, better than expected even, in stopping the advance of the virus. The big day for our community farmer’s marketContinue reading “The Joys of Reconnecting with Friends”
WFH or a $30K raise? What’s your choice?
It’s May 15, 2021. I’ve had both doses of the Pfizer Bio n-Tech vaccine and it’s been more than two weeks since my last injection. Science and the CDC now say that I am good to go without a mask.* I have to admit that I’m not entirely sure how I feel about this news.Continue reading “WFH or a $30K raise? What’s your choice?”
Rewind: A Faithful Pilgrim Continues to Lead by Example
This post originally appeared on Friday, March 27, 2009 on The View from the Porch A Faithful Pilgrim Continues to Lead by Example A small group of our middle schoolers met at our church this week with their moms. We had two fifth grade boys and one seventh grade boy take part in a FaithContinue reading “Rewind: A Faithful Pilgrim Continues to Lead by Example”
Got Goals?
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there. Lewis Carroll I didn’t intend to take a break from writing, but that’s what happened. Since my last post, I have had a three-month post-surgery check-up with my orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa Orthopedic Clinic. He and I areContinue reading “Got Goals?”
Not that anyone asked... 