Motherhood
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Reminiscing, Grieving, Apologizing

I really enjoyed watching the game last night. Actually enjoyed it! The Eagles’ win made me happy for no other reason than I enjoyed my years on the East Coast and Philadelphia was my favorite nearby big city. Mom would have remarked, ‘Oh, my land’, with regards to the halftime show. 😂 I’d have had Continue reading
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40 Days of Memories; thoughts about my health and musings about my mother…
Yesterday marked the 40th day after my mom died. Even after 40 days I’m still receiving cards and letters from people who loved mom, people who’ve never met her and notices of memorial offerings made in her honor. It will take me quite some time to thank everyone for their kindness and condolences but these Continue reading
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Eulogy for my Mother
How does one even attempt to pay homage to the person who raised you? The person who may not have birthed you but who gave you an actual life worth living? Who guided you towards being truly human while remaining true to your heavenly Creator? I don’t have the first clue how to do justice Continue reading
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50 years – 50 thoughts
Please add your own thoughts! I’d like to keep the list going! Love, Elizabeth Continue reading
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Thoughts on motherhood and the new year ahead.
OK, so I can’t believe I’m about to say this but… wait for ittttt… I feel pretty darn good! 😱😬🫣😳 Why would I be scared to say that out loud, you ask? Well, as someone who’s lived most of their life under a cloud of self-doubt and depression I’m not entirely sure I know what Continue reading
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Mental Health and Mental Illness

Today I’d like to talk a bit about mental illness because it’s such a loaded term. Mental health denotes self care, meditation, green grass and fluffy blue clouds. Mental illness conjures images of degenerates who’ve hit rock bottom or doctors pushing cocktails of meds. We’ve all seen well-intentioned Facebook memes about finding peace in our Continue reading
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My Inaugural Post
11/26/2023 It’s closing in on 3 pm, Sunday afternoon. The usual choir director is still recuperating after breaking her femur about a month ago which means I directed Divine Liturgy this morning. My brain is mush at the moment because I’m still on the bronchitis struggle bus but every fiber of my being is focused Continue reading