2021
January 2021
Monday. January 4 - In a dysfunctional system, those who notice, name or act out are not CAUSES but symptoms
Tuesday, January 5 - Looking for faces in patterns; let's teach our kids truth about racism and capitalism
Wednesday, January 6 - Epiphany Prayers, the Coming of the Light and Gifts; What gifts can you offer the world?
Thursday, January 7 - Things I never thought I'd see; things I never want to see again; Conspiracy Theories and how to rebuild trust.
Monday, January 11 - When fair and equitable reporting went bye bye
Tuesday, January 12 - COVID in my family; Anxiety; Truth-telling comes before reconciliation
Wednesday, January 13 - Truth-telling does not increase division - silence and deflection do.
Thursday, January 14 - Twice impeached! My admiration for young people
Monday, January 18 - Reading A Letter from Birmingham Jail by Rev Dr MLK Jr
Tuesday, January 19 - Praying for no breaking news; Steven Charleston's "A day when no words of hate can be spoken"; I got a drone camera
Wednesday, January 20 - What we are looking forward to
Thursday, January 21 - The adults have arrived;; Seeing the Obamas; Kamala Haris and THAT POEM!!; I don't want to "go back to normal", I want to go forward to BETTER; Seeing the Obamas; Kamala Haris and THAT POEM!!
Monday, January 25 - Why I prefer an ever-changing home environment(aka Bored in the house and I'm in the house, bored.)
Tuesday, January 26 - Why being a parent makes me a better priest
Wednesday, January 27 - The MCU timeline and women; Sororities
Thursday, January 28 - Christianity and white supremacy and hate groups
Saturday, January 30 - My Birthday - thank you so much for all the kind wishes and notes!! And thank you to Nancy for the flowers!!
January 2021 Morning Prayer/ Sermons
February 2021
March 2021
Monday, March 1 - new couches, another virtual Lent, missing Dance competitionsTuesday, March 2 - Is my generation the peak of the American Dream?
Wednesday, March 3 - Post-vaccination weariness; narrating my Mama's book; discerning next paths
Thursday, March 4 - Comcast issues; Church size theory and the gifts required for leadership
Monday, March 8 - International Women's Day- learning about Althea Gibson!- go find stories of inspiring Black women because they won't come to you!
Tuesday, March 9 - The power of prayer; Maintaining relationships. reconciliation
Wednesday, March 10 - Chagrin for Covid brain; MCU timeline; Real world problems in Marvel; Bubbles and Echo chambers
Thursday, March 11 - Mary shared Rose Gold Brocade with me; showing off my DollarTree finds; Christ Church Waltham
Monday, March 15 - My Mama made life fun; Why are those who provide services to children so under-resourced?; living in anticipation
Tuesday, March 16 - Tuesday Prayer Day; I detest Corned Beef and Cabbage; memories of Steve and Walter; The old Pour House - where does everybody know your name?
Wednesday, March 17 - St Patricks Day and my Irish heritage; my terrible brogue; a week of melancholy; the layering of Christianity and the story of Patrick and snakes
Thursday, March 18 - House-hunting-HELP: White Americans - why do we see ourselves as individuals but all other races have to shoulder responsibility for their whole race!!; Praying for Asian-Americans
Monday, March 22 - Bottomless To-Do lists; Skills for designing curriculums
Tuesday, March 23 - NO BROADCAST! Sorry!
Wednesday, March 24 - I don't think God has a PLAN for us-I think God has a HOPE for us; Shall we rise or shall we fall?; Evanston Racial Reparations; Marvel's Daredevil series;
Thursday, March 25 - Attack of the Demon Glass part 2; Picture frames and squirrels keep leaping in front of me; Are you shaped by what you DO or by what HAPPENS to you?
March 2021 Morning Prayer/Sermons
Holy Week/Easter
April 2021
OUR WEEK OF COMPLAININGMonday. April 5 - Dreams and their emotional impact; Complaining about tiredness; Things that can never be replicated; Racial equity in vaccination
Tuesday, April 6 - Uniquely New England upper arm exercises aka on/off sweatering; Complaining about white women thinking their life stories are the equivalent of those of Black women
Wednesday, April 7 - Complaining about "hoax" mentality; the nature of evil and temptation
Thursday, April 8 - Complaining about my folks not getting vaccination appointments; Paperwork
April 2021 Morning Prayer/Sermons
May 2021
June 2021
June 2021 Morning Prayer/ Sermons
July 2021
Monday, July 5 - No BROADCAST
Tuesday, July 6 - I'm weirdly enthusiastic about you and Why is there wheat in tomato sauce?
Wednesday, July 7 - In the middle of a Thunderstorm; Forgetting storage places or is the house stealing items again?
Thursday, July 8 - My love for Waltham (even with all the plagues)
Monday, July 12 - No Broadcast
Tuesday, July 13 - Learning keeps you young; Bummed that no Diocesan person has ever checked to see if I'm doing ok
Wednesday, July 14 - Why I like a Younger Generation
Thursday, July 15 - No BROADCAST
Monday, July 19 - Guest star: my Sister Cindi !!
Tuesday, July 20 - Saying goodbye to the Summer of Cindi
Wednesday, July 21 - My house is moving things around again
Thursday, July 22 - Change is healthy, change is good
Monday, July 26 - Dear Fellow Human Beings, STOP making it so damn hard to love you as much as God does
Tuesday, July 27 - Reconciliation is easy
Wednesday, July 28 - Sharing our favorite things
Thursday, July 29 - The meaning of Community and how it is changing
August 2021
August 2021 Morning Prayer/Sermons
2020
SWITCHING FROM A WRITTEN BLOG TO A VIDEO BLOG
October 2020
November 2020
Sunday, 1 2 3 4 5
Monday, November 9 - Cognitive Bias; Who's my Tribe; and the way of LOVE
Tuesday, November 10 - Discovering talent and being mentored by Youth
Wednesday, November 11 - Surviving Church Abuse; Honoring Veterans
Thursday, November 12 - Unboxing Who Gives a Crap; Truth
Monday, November 16 - Brene Brown's BRAVING and Trust
Tuesday, November 17 - Parenting and Adulting. Ugh
Wednesday, November 18 - Far-Out Conspiracy Theories
Thursday, November 19 - Trying new ways of doing things (ANY THINGS!)
December 2020
Tuesday, December 1 - HAD IT with Covid
Wednesday, December 2 - No broadcast
Thursday, December 3 - Cardinals, Love my Dad; Children's Toys that don't turn off and the people who buy them
Sunday, December 6 - The Second Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 7 - Musing on Pandemic Redemption and Twin Strangers
Tuesday, December 8 - Humorous new Covid products; Corruption in government; Family Fued with the Postal Service
Wednesday, December 9 - Val wins the tree; Forgetfulness in the time of COVID
Thursday, December 10 - Boggled by things that don't make sense
Sunday, December 13 - The Third Sunday of Advent - Gaudete (Happy Birthday Cindi!)
Monday, December 14 - Holding on to traditions; Longing for my own house.
Tuesday, December 15 - People are good but can DO evil.
Wednesday, December 16 - My phone has its own personality; New audiobook project
Thursday, December 17 - Big snow; God can redeem anything
Sunday, December 20 The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 21 - My obsessions with branches, birds and candied orange peel
Tuesday, December 22 - True charisms of leadership
Wednesday, December 23 - Happy Birthday Mama! Celebrating inherited joy
Thursday, December 24 - Staying positive; the joys of Christmas Eve traditions
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Sunday, December 27 - Christmas 1
Monday, December 28 - Kwanzaa - celebration of African-American community, NOT for white people appropriation
Tuesday, December 29 - Subjectivity is a myth; Mr. Sticky; Open them up and flip them around.
Wednesday, December 30 - No Justice for Tamir Rice; Know them by their fruits
Thursday, December 31 - New Year's Resolutions