graduation

Holy Week Musings

I bought the airplane ticket, and my heart sank. I knew that time was speeding up in the upcoming weeks, but I thought I would at least have more time with Basil in August, not the five days between when he comes home from his summer job at the Antiochian Village in Pennsylvania and whenContinue reading “Holy Week Musings”

Graduation Witness

The journey of motherhood from finding out I was pregnant with Esther to attending her college graduation has not been what I expected. This weekend felt like an ending, but my older friends assure me there is still more to come. That may be, but this weekend made me feel how diminished my active roleContinue reading “Graduation Witness”

General Updates

This spring has been a whirlwind of activity. I haven’t written much in the past couple of months because whenever I thought about sitting down to share a story, all that came to mind were snippets of poetry about being underwater and not being able to take a breath. If you had told me lastContinue reading “General Updates”

“Try something new even if you might fail. This is the time of your life to spread your wings.” That was the message shared by the valedictorian at Sophia’s graduation. Words expected to resound with the six hundred and eighty or so students sitting six feet apart from each other in black caps and gowns. Continue reading “Graduation”