One of my first yoga classes since months of medically mandated inactivity, and everything hurt immediately. Even in child’s pose my stiff legs ached, in plank my deconditioned core collapsed. What if the aches are arthritis? I thought, and from there it was off to the races. What if I can’t get back into shape?Continue reading >>
The vocation of singleness
I have to tell you about my vocation to the single life, but I don’t have much time. In a few short hours I will be married, and no single person will ever be able to relate to me again. Before I met someone with whom I cared to share my time and life IContinue reading >>
Tell the mystery of the glorious body
Good Friday one year ago: I had no singing engagements. I attended 3:00 pm service with my mother and we sat near the front of the church. Someone sang beautifully and it wasn’t me and I was envious. I couldn’t stay standing for very long, and though my pain was minimal it was clear thatContinue reading >>
The sacrifices we don’t choose
I have a secret I have been keeping for weeks now. After only a few weeks I backed out on my usual Lenten commitment of not drinking throughout the season. We were out at an event and someone put a glass of wine down in front of me and I realized that this particular sacrificeContinue reading >>
Before the blizzard
The fourth Tuesday in January was not my first blizzard. A wicked nor’eastah was blowing in to Boston, and we all knew what to do, but were still giving in to the childlike excitement of being snowed in and required to stay home. The school was buzzing at the end of the day prior asContinue reading >>
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