Author Archives: Kathleen

A year ago, I enrolled in an art class.   With the exception of participating in Heidi Darr-Hope’s (http://www.darr-hope.com/Home.htm) creative retreat in Mallorca, Spain, in 2009, I have not had a paint brush in my hand since 8th grade, (St. Mary’s … Continue reading →

“Welcome to an ever-expanding world”, I declared to myself this past week, as I got tickled with technology, new and old, same and different,  and how it moves and participates in our lives. For example, the first group of Sarah … Continue reading →

Celebration.  Joy.  New Beginnings.  On November 12th, my daughter Sarah married the love of her life, Alex.  They met on a blind date after being introduced through family.  Their 1st date was a baseball game – Atlanta Braves played the … Continue reading →

From the moment I knew I was pregnant, Sarah, my daughter has been a gift in my life.  Now, in less than two weeks, she is getting married and beginning a new chapter in her life and in mine. It’s … Continue reading →

After I wrote the “At Ease” blog, I realized there was more. The evening when my computer was lost, then found opened the world of life’s Magic.  How could I ever have imagined that 3 students – angels – would … Continue reading →

Last week, I learned “At Ease”.  For some, “At Ease” is an easy place to be. Historically, I have not been one of those individuals. I was trained to be a good planner.  It was in my family’s DNA (dad … Continue reading →

Over the years, I have become well-practiced at planning my day based on moving to a prescribed, predetermined result – a drill familiar to many of us.  One day last week, I was fully into my thoughts, goals, and to-do … Continue reading →

The other day, a friend and I created space for conversation and met at a park – one that had swings – the type that go on a front porch, only are not on a front porch but attached to … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of change in my life over the past 45 days. Even as the changes are still new, I have been pondering some questions – three, in fact. When does change happen and things are different, … Continue reading →

Over the years, I have become more and more aware of the world around me and my relationship to it.  More specifically, often, when I am in a conversation or situation, I pay attention to my reaction to the person … Continue reading →