Tag Archives: Blessings

Wisdom From My Elders

Posted on July 14, 2020 by AECRM

Sometimes when you least expect it, you get sage advice from the unlikeliest places, in this case — from two people dear to me — who have been long dead. My sweet maternal grandmother who died when I was but … Continue reading →

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The Color of Grief

Posted on June 26, 2020 by AECRM

June 24th marked three months since my husband died. I am doing better. The country is divided and embroiled in attacks, mobs, destruction, death, all manner of hateful things. All I seem able to do is try to get through … Continue reading →

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Two Generations of Marriage Priorities

Posted on June 23, 2020 by AECRM

I’ve often written about my parents in the pages of this blog. They were each other’s intellectual equals. They were hopelessly in love with each other and knew how to have fun. You can’t have fathers without mothers,  and my … Continue reading →

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A Visitor

Posted on May 29, 2020 by AECRM

Only two times in my life has something so inexplicable happened that I haven’t known what to do with the memory of the event. What I narrate here is one such event. It happened many years ago now, but my … Continue reading →

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Live Life and Love

Posted on May 12, 2020 by AECRM

Imagine that your spouse or someone dear to you has died, and you worry whether that person knew you loved them.  My Dad told me that he knew several people who were eaten up by that worry after someone had … Continue reading →

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Two Gifts that Changed Everything

Posted on April 28, 2020 by AECRM

I am writing this on Saturday — and that is important, because today, on this particular Saturday, April 25th, two gifts tripped me up, stopped me in my tracks, and turned me around. The first gift was something I stumbled … Continue reading →

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Drawings, Cards, Thanks and More

Posted on April 17, 2020 by AECRM

Some days, almost every day that I don’t have a scheduling conflict, I write thank-you letters. I write letters or notes to people who made memorial gifts in my husband’s honor and to people who have taken time out of … Continue reading →

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Hope Above Our Pay Grade

Posted on January 31, 2020 by AECRM

Life is complicated, and every day we have to make judgments about other people. Are they trustworthy, competent, honest, safe, dependable, and who they say they are? We may need to hire a caregiver, a babysitter, an electrician, a tutor, … Continue reading →

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Come To The Table

Posted on January 24, 2020 by AECRM

I can’t help myself. Everybody has weaknesses. I’m a pushover for having meals with people I care about, old and new friends; visitors from near and far; family members who can have their arms twisted to stop by for a … Continue reading →

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A Cherished Memory Of A Gift in New Haven

Posted on January 17, 2020 by AECRM

Thirty-nine years ago, after finishing college, I bought a car and drove from Ohio to Pennsylvania to begin seminary. The following year I got married to a remarkably gifted student who was one class year ahead of me. After his … Continue reading →

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