Lots of sorrow and a little joy. Lots of joy and only a bit Of sorrow. Who can know The formula beforehand? These are words from How Beautiful the Beloved by Gregory Orr. One of the best kinds of friends are friends who give you a book—a book you never would have read if […]
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The spirit of Christmas
by resolutewoman on December 28, 2021 in holidays, Joy, love, peace
I am going to try to keep the spirit of Christmas—which is love—as long as I can—into the days of the new year. Love and joy and peace. As. D.H. Lawrence once said, “The night was past and the morning was come….Joy and peace made a flapping of wings in each heart.” –Joy
Christmas hope and joy
by resolutewoman on December 24, 2020 in holidays, hope, Joy
Last night, my husband Jerry and I watched an online production of “A Christmas Carol” created by the Dallas Theater Center. If there wasn’t a pandemic, we would have been watching a live performance with singing and dancing and a stage full of actors and actresses—and we would have been watching with our children. Going […]
The world’s wide gift
by resolutewoman on October 26, 2019 in beauty, Joy
“Stretch out your hand and take the world’s wide gift of joy and beauty,” Corinne Roosevelt Robinson once said.
The best presents
by resolutewoman on December 22, 2016 in holidays, Joy, peace
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.” –Dr. Seuss We wish you the best presents of Christmas—friends and family around you—and joy and hope and love inside you.
A friend who takes action
by resolutewoman on January 22, 2015 in friends, Joy
I showed up at church one Sunday recently in pain. The night before, I had slipped in the kitchen and hit my foot—hard—against a chair. When I woke up Sunday morning, my foot was blue and my little toe was swollen. I gingerly put on the pair of shoes that I thought would hurt the […]
Happy shopping!
by resolutewoman on August 23, 2012 in beauty, clutter, Joy
According to the August 6, 2012, issue of Time magazine, the average American woman owned nine outfits in 1930. Today we purchase more than 60 pieces of new clothing every year. I’m not a big shopper, and I don’t think I buy 60 new pieces of clothing every year. And, I’m not sure exactly what […]
The dog days of summer
by resolutewoman on August 18, 2012 in Joy, things-to-do
It’s hot in Dallas. The dog days of summer—“the hot, sultry period of summer between early July and early September”—aptly describes the season in Texas. My dog Ginger understands perfectly how to survive in the dog days of summer. She’s up early and ready for a morning walk, but she’s content to spend most of […]
Christmas in August
by resolutewoman on August 16, 2012 in clutter, Joy
I am a bit embarrassed to admit what I found in a back corner of my closet. A stack of Christmas cards from 1998. Yes, 1998. Surely, I’ve cleaned that corner of my closet since 1998. Perhaps, I cleaned my closet, discovered that stack of Christmas cards, ran out of time and stashed the bag […]
Wisdom from Sally Ride
by resolutewoman on August 14, 2012 in goals, Joy, resolute-women
Sally Ride, who died on July 23, 2012, was this country’s first woman in space. She also started a foundation to promote science education and to encourage young women to study science. “All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary,” she once said. I read this quote in the August 6, 2012, issue of People […]
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