A friend sent me a card with a quote from Sophocles: “One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is love.” –Joy
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Hope and love
by resolutewoman on April 16, 2022 in hope, love, Uncategorized
With these words, Pete Seeger sang of hope and love. Oh, had I a golden thread And a needle so fineI would weave a magic spellOf rainbow design… In it, I would weave the courage Of women giving birth And in it I would weave the innocenceOf the children of all the earthChildren of all […]
A home is a thing to be made
by resolutewoman on March 8, 2022 in families, happiness, love
What is your home? Is it the house where you live? What if you move to a different house? Is your home the people you live with—the people you love? In the acknowledgements for her book Home Is Not a Country, Safia Elhillo thanks the global Sudanese community “for teaching me that a home is […]
Love what is here
by resolutewoman on February 17, 2022 in advice, love, Uncategorized
Kate Bowler, the writer, advise us to forget “what could have been.” “Blessed are you who are attempting to love what is here, what is now. You who recognize the wonder and pain looking at life’s rearview mirror, at those things that are gone.“
The spirit of Christmas
by resolutewoman on December 28, 2021 in holidays, Joy, love, peace
I am going to try to keep the spirit of Christmas—which is love—as long as I can—into the days of the new year. Love and joy and peace. As. D.H. Lawrence once said, “The night was past and the morning was come….Joy and peace made a flapping of wings in each heart.” –Joy
Merry Christmas!
by resolutewoman on December 25, 2021 in holidays, love
Merry Christmas to you and your family! I am going to remember to take a few minutes to be still and quiet—and to remember that Christmas is all about love. –Joy
A flood of kisses
by resolutewoman on June 3, 2021 in advice, children, families, love
Rebekah Taussig, writing in the May 24/May 31 issue of Time magazine, says that she has a tradition of giving her partner Micah and her son Otto a flood of kisses every morning when they leave the house. “I hope we are teaching Otto to be brave and also kind,” she writes, “to take good […]
Love is stronger
by resolutewoman on May 20, 2021 in hope, love, Uncategorized
“Every time we make the decision to love someone, we open ourselves to great suffering, because those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain,” the priest and writer Henri Nouwen once said. ”The greatest pain comes from leaving. When the child leaves home, when the husband or wife leaves […]
Children in-person
by resolutewoman on May 11, 2021 in children, holidays, love
Letters and cards are great. Phone calls are better. FaceTime and Zoom visits are wonderful. However, on Mother’s Day last year, I was miles from both of my children. This year, I spent Saturday, the day before Mother’s Day, with Jay and Rachel in Tulsa. Then, I got up early on Mother’s Day and drove […]
It’s called love
by resolutewoman on April 24, 2021 in families, friends, love, Uncategorized
“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love,” Winnie the Pooh said.
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