This post has been rolling around in my head for a few days. The things that are stirring inside of me are so divergent: friends, family, community, bliss, tragedy, loss, hopefulness, and resiliency…all of these things have been on my mind, and in my experience for the past few weeks.

It’s strange now to recall how just a few years ago I tearfully lamented to a friend that was moving out of state how not having an experience of meaningful community was hard for me to bear. In spite of not being able to hit the grocery store without seeing people I’d known for over 40 years, from the large church I grew up in or from school, I just didn’t feel connected.  And I think I had literally always felt this way. [click to continue…]

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A mom’s guilty joys of summer

June 9, 2010

One of the joys of childhood is getting out of school for the summer.  And I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve bitten by that same bug as a mom.
Sure I’m up to my eyeballs in business responsibilities and new projects but there’s just something about the new found freedom that has me sneaking away [...]

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Cycling, work, politics and motherhood: it’s just my life

April 11, 2010

Many bloggers are noticing, like I am, that the blogosphere is changing.  There’s a subtle but perceptible shift occurring in long format blogging caused by the explosion in social media outlets like Twitter.  If you can share what’s important to you and what’s going on in your life in just 140 characters and people will [...]

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Goodness gracious! Who has time to blog?

February 17, 2010

My poor blog is looking so lonely and ill-tended these days.  I just had to update it lest it think I’ve forgotten it in 2010.  So what else am I doing this month besides blogging?

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Just a woman and her bike

December 27, 2009

A few months ago when I first arrived in Austin and found the amazing cycling culture here I thought it would be a snap to get back on my bike.  After all, the last time I had decided to do this I rode in a 40 mile charity ride without any training or ramp up.  [...]

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