by Olivia | Jan 13, 2014 | Books in Process, Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I’m going to talk about 2014, but not because this is a post about a new year. I’m going to talk about why I might not show up here as much as I’d like for a while. If this is your first time dropping by my blog, I hope you’ll take a few...
by Olivia | Jan 6, 2014 | Lens on Life
Everybody keeps asking me if I’m ready for the new year. I not sure I know what that means. I know what it means to “get ready” for Christmas spiritually through the disciplines of Advent and the gift-buying and menu shopping and decorating. I...
by Olivia | Dec 23, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
May your heart hear the angels sing as we receive again the gift of the...
by Olivia | Nov 25, 2013 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
If all goes according to plan, on the day after tomorrow I will get on a plane with my daughter and fly from Colorado to Chicago, where we will spend Thanksgiving with a boatload of four generations we are related to. For a long time now this has been the primary...
by Olivia | Nov 18, 2013 | Lens on Life
A couple of days ago, at 6:50 p.m., I said to my young adult son, “I’m going out for a haircut.” “It’s almost 7:00,” he said. “I know,” I answered. “I have a 7:00 appointment.” “But it’s almost your bedtime.” I took offense. I promise you, I do not go to bed at 7:00....
by Olivia | Nov 11, 2013 | Lens on Life
It’s been four weeks since I put gas in my car, and in that time I have driven 118 miles. Apparently my bubble contains my movements to a three-mile radius of my home. Target. Church. Gym. Yeah, that’s about it. If I go to the library, I walk because...
