Inside the Minds of Valerie and Mike (and Anna)
So, in my earlier post I said that I would easily choose ballet over swimming and that it is easy to knock myself down in swimming, especially this year. Though, now that swim team is over for the year and I have gotten a chance to recharge, I do miss swim team already. This summer... Continue Reading →
Another summer swim team season has just come to an end. Here in Montgomery County Maryland, summer swim team season is a BIG thing. The big summer league has 91 teams, plus there are smaller leagues and country club leagues. Teams are from private HOA pools, county pools or open membership private pools. Swimmers range... Continue Reading →
As a class we went to Harpers Ferry and our only assignment for the day was to take tons of photos, a variety of styles, and take sensory notes to create a poem. We then had to pick one of the photos and recreate it by using a mix of teared and cut paper. To go with the... Continue Reading →
Our school district, MCPS, is in the middle of a "scandal". I put scandal in quotes not because something illegal took place, nothing did...but because the administrators, teachers and parents are all fuming, in shock, not surprised, angry, shaking their heads, etc. over information that for years has been quietly filed away by the central... Continue Reading →
A few weekends ago, our whole family attended one of my daughter's confirmation retreats. The theme of the weekend was "Sacraments and Sacramentals". The context in which these topics were discussed was the "Hero's Journey" monomyth pattern identified by Joseph Campbell. At the end of the weekend, we were given the assignment to "write an essay... Continue Reading →
I'm pretty sure I had a very late start on my faith journey compared to others of my generation. I know I was baptized in the Catholic Church, I'm sure as an infant as I've been told it was important to my father. That was pretty much the extent of church for me as a child. I... Continue Reading →
My faith journey has really only begun. There is still a lot more in the world that I need to experience and grow from, but I have taken the first few steps on my journey. In the fall of 2009 I lost one of my greatest mentors. Even though I was only nine at the... Continue Reading →
Just over a month ago, as we were heading out to Good Friday services, one of us hit the play button on the answering machine to listen to the message that came in while we were having dinner. I can't remember what that message was even about as another unplayed message on the machine caught... Continue Reading →
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