"Awe"-some

“Perhaps the state of awe is actually ‘seeing’ the world as it really is.” Years ago, my aunt and uncle took a trip by themselves and left their children in the care of my family. My cousin/godson J was no more than 2 years old at the time and he would walk around with a [...]

The Love List

What do you love? It seems like such a simple question, but when you start to think about it, the possible answers are endless. Are we talking about people? Places? Activities? We often say we “love” something without really, truly taking the time to think about what it means to say “love.” We also live [...]

In the Beginning

So I started a new blog. Obviously. I started blogging in graduate school, but I finished in December 2008, so I now have a lot more time on my hands. I’ve been reading a lot of great blogs lately (see my Good Reads list for examples, but I’ll single out three: Essential Prose, Halfway to [...]