My Attic is a Treasure Trove of Happiness Waiting to be Re-found
Cleaning out the attic last night and came across this. Happy Mother’s Day to me again!
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This is the Speech I Wish Cait had Heard
It’s graduation season. David McCullough spoke at Cait’s graduation and gave a talk about luck. It was a very nice speech. But this is the speech that would have better served her, and I daresay most, if not al,l of her class. This is the message we all need to hear. This is how we make our own luck.
Abby Wambach, Remarks as Delivered to the Barnard Class of 2018
Greetings to President Beilock, Barnard faculty, trustees, and honorees: Katherine
A Beautiful Thing I Just Saw
I woke up to this email from Cait, who is in her last semester of college. I don’t believe it requires any prelude or conclusion. It speaks for itself:
… Read MoreSubject: A Beautiful Thing I Just Saw
It’s nearly midnight on a Monday evening in the deep quiet zone of the library.
There is an older man, perhaps in his 50’s, working on a tablet propped up on a black backpack. He wears a beige baseball cap pulled too far down
“Thought you’d appreciate these words”
It never ceases to lift me up when I come across random acts of kindness — to have it reaffirmed that there are still a lot of good people who care out in the world. Particularly in these days of nonstop crazy and disturbing news. So I wanted to share a simple, concrete example.
Cait has many professors who have gone above and beyond the call of duty; who value building relationships with and really take the time to get … Read More
Warrior-ing
Yep. For all you Game of Throne fans, that is one of the capes, an actual sword (that’s bigger than Cait) and the locale in Northern Ireland, on a typically cold and rainy day.
It’s been an interesting year of travel to far flung places with vastly different points of views and different ways of life.
Cait and I have been having many discussions about how to not just stand up for what you believe, but also take action. How … Read More
Funny? Not!
There are only two things I’ve asked Cait to refrain from. Permanent piercings and tattoos. So when Cait shared this exchange on Friday, my stomach sank. If you didn’t catch it, look more closely at her nose.
She let me stew for 3 hours before she called April Fools!
Funny? Not!
Okay. Maybe just a little. : ) That was a good one.… Read More
The Wanderlust Gene
Cait has four long-distance trips (including a semester abroad) in the offing. Even so, I just got this text from her. A not so subtle hint expressing perennially itchy feet–that I completely understand…
It cracks me up just how not far this apple has fallen from the tree. : )… Read More
Compliment from God
Just another ordinary text exchange between me and Cait…
All joking aside, and even though this kid is probably born-again, that was a pretty great thing for one human being to say to another. Would that we might all take the time to recognize the good in each other and comment on it…… Read More