"The snow falls, each flake in its appropriate place"
Zen SayingMy heart is filled with gratitude!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Snow Falls
"The snow falls, each flake in its appropriate place"
Zen SayingMy heart is filled with gratitude!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Home and Sisters
Kia and Billie Sunday
Women Build 7 October 2007
Today is perfect and I am thankful for all my sisters, the sisters I am related to by birth and the ones that we have chosen.
Blessing to you all!
Monday, August 6, 2007
New Beginning
Today is Monday and the first Monday in quite sometime that I am not sitting in a meeting. Instead I am able to write and share thoughts and memories of the weekend. Life is good!
Great food and fellowship were abundant. Gabby and Seren have spent their summer at theater camp at Seven Stages, a local independent theater. The program called Youth Creates, brings students together to learn all aspects of "creating"; self-discovery, writing, performing and technical. Serendipity, my "granddog", attended while her mother was vacationing. Friday she made her theatrical debut! Michele, Gabby's mother and Seren's aunt, prepared dinner for the family before the play Saturday night. She prepared our favorite meal, Pork Chips (grilled marinated pork tenderloin thinly sliced) baked sweet potatoes, salad and stuff (marinated cucumber. tomatoes, onions, etc.). Dessert was fresh cherries and chocolate! Lucretia and I were there, Gabby's friend Alex, as well as Michele's parents, George and Catherine and her brother Steve. The meal was delicious and set us right for the performance.
Seven Stages is a special place and part of our extended family. Lucretia volunteers, Mack, Lucretia's friend and Seren's uncle, is the financial and technical director. Seren goes theater camp whenever her mommy is out of town. It is a treasure chest of friendship and creativity.
The performance was amazing. Nothing existed when they started five weeks ago, music, costumes, sets, and all was created by the group. Complex themes were woven around acting, voice, song music and dance. The talent was impressive and spoke of healing and new beginnings. Seren and Gabby were great. The evening ended with Seven Stages staff serving ice cream sundaes and floats.
Sunday I braved the dogs days of August and grilled corn, garlic and hot dogs; gourmet dogs topped with onions, avocado, roasted garlic and salsa, yum! I made plenty in order to have leftovers today.
The weekend is tucked away in the Recipe Box. Now, it is Monday and life is good.
Great food and fellowship were abundant. Gabby and Seren have spent their summer at theater camp at Seven Stages, a local independent theater. The program called Youth Creates, brings students together to learn all aspects of "creating"; self-discovery, writing, performing and technical. Serendipity, my "granddog", attended while her mother was vacationing. Friday she made her theatrical debut! Michele, Gabby's mother and Seren's aunt, prepared dinner for the family before the play Saturday night. She prepared our favorite meal, Pork Chips (grilled marinated pork tenderloin thinly sliced) baked sweet potatoes, salad and stuff (marinated cucumber. tomatoes, onions, etc.). Dessert was fresh cherries and chocolate! Lucretia and I were there, Gabby's friend Alex, as well as Michele's parents, George and Catherine and her brother Steve. The meal was delicious and set us right for the performance.
Seven Stages is a special place and part of our extended family. Lucretia volunteers, Mack, Lucretia's friend and Seren's uncle, is the financial and technical director. Seren goes theater camp whenever her mommy is out of town. It is a treasure chest of friendship and creativity.
The performance was amazing. Nothing existed when they started five weeks ago, music, costumes, sets, and all was created by the group. Complex themes were woven around acting, voice, song music and dance. The talent was impressive and spoke of healing and new beginnings. Seren and Gabby were great. The evening ended with Seven Stages staff serving ice cream sundaes and floats.
Sunday I braved the dogs days of August and grilled corn, garlic and hot dogs; gourmet dogs topped with onions, avocado, roasted garlic and salsa, yum! I made plenty in order to have leftovers today.
The weekend is tucked away in the Recipe Box. Now, it is Monday and life is good.
Friday, August 3, 2007
The Long Goodbye
Today I am reflecting on seventeen years of service that came to an end yesterday and the long goodbye that ensues. All is appreciated but in my mind unnecessary. It was a lesson in receiving. I was given many words of wisdom and encouragement; lovely cards and bouquets of flowers. The staff took up a collection and wrote wonderful wishes on a card. Many wondered if I would be all right. A client shared that one and seven (17) equal 8 and in biblical terms indicates a new beginning. Coworkers took me to Manuel's Tavern, a popular Atlanta gathering place where ironically, I have been to many farewell parties. Food and drink were a big part of the long goodbye. We, five women, sat and enjoyed uncensored conversation about "work", children, family, boyfriends, cooking and new directions. We teased and encouraged one another over chicken patties and salads. The fare was pedestrian but the conversation was rich. We said good bye and I moved on to the "family" celebration over Mexican food. My "family" is thrilled that I am making this change. Today I have received encouraging e-mails and supportive phone calls. My heart is filled with gratitude. And now, I tuck these warm sentiments and fond memories in The Recipe Box for safe keeping. Today is perfect!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Today is Perfect
Today is a perfect day and a now is a perfect time to start; sister to sister, person to person, continent to continent. My sister Janet and I want to share The Recipe Box. The Recipe Box is symbolic as a vessel that holds our lives sacred while feeding our bodies and connecting our families. Sharing food is at the heart of life and community. We promised each other that this would be our way to begin healing our relationship as sisters and our relationship with our daughter' s Lucretia and Courtney, our mother Jean and sister Mary.
I invite all my sisters to join us and fill The Recipe Box with recipes to share at the kitchen table and the table of life. Share a favorite dish, meal, memory, feeling, or recipe for life as way to come together and fill our lives with good food, friendship and joy. We may not always be able to sit down at the table together but we can always be together at The Recipe Box.
I invite all my sisters to join us and fill The Recipe Box with recipes to share at the kitchen table and the table of life. Share a favorite dish, meal, memory, feeling, or recipe for life as way to come together and fill our lives with good food, friendship and joy. We may not always be able to sit down at the table together but we can always be together at The Recipe Box.
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