I know it’s been a hard year. I know most people want to forget 2020, put it in the past, and pretend like it never happened. Trust me, it hasn’t been a walk in the park for me either. But as I look through pictures on my phone from these last 12 months, I see some good memories and it brings a smile to my … Continue reading Goodbye 2020
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without forgetting. This sentence has stuck with me since I first heard it at church Sunday morning. It’s been a crazy week, a crazy month, a crazy year. People are hurting and people are struggling, whether they are open about it or not. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to stop complaining about the rules and … Continue reading Thankful Heart
I voted for hope. I voted for love. I voted for unity. I voted for science. I voted for equality. I voted for women’s rights. I voted for the environment. I voted for the future of our children. I voted for getting a grip on this worldwide health crisis. I voted against hate. I voted against racism. I voted against sexism. I voted against homophobia. … Continue reading Every Vote Counts
Is it possible to be selfless again? America came together back in 2001 because there wasn’t social media offering up the latest conspiracy theory, spreading false information, and providing annoying clickbait or ignorant memes. We’re mad the Tribute in Light is being displayed in a different way this year – we feel we’re forgetting those who lost their lives so selflessly years ago, but we … Continue reading The Promise to Never Forget
This pandemic has brought out the nastiest side of people and quite frankly, I’m appalled at the things people are saying and doing. What happened to not saying anything if you don’t have something nice to say? What happened to spreading kindness and joy and love? I’m challenging all of you, myself included, to state what you are thankful for, what you are grateful for, … Continue reading Let’s go Back to Being Good People
Now is the time I wish I had the words – the magic words that would make everyone’s fear, anxiety and worry go away. But unfortunately that’s not how it works. I keep thinking of hope. A word, feeling and emotion that I’ve clung to heavily since high school. When all seems lost, hope is the thing that keeps us going. Hope is there for … Continue reading Quarantine Thoughts During a Global Pandemic
Christmas is more than just a season – it’s a feeling. Sure, we call Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day “the holiday season,” and there are a lot of expectations society has made us feel we have to live up to during these months. But Christmas is more than that. It’s pulling Nana’s special recipes out of the cookbook and baking yummy goodies. It’s dancing around … Continue reading Christmas is a Feeling
I’ve been the liturgist at church for the month of October, and since I haven’t posted in a while, I felt compelled to share what feelings I’ve been writing about this fall season. October 27, 2019 Today is trick-or-treat. Kids ring the doorbell and we give them a smile and pieces of candy. We know some, but a lot we don’t, and the ones we … Continue reading Fall Feelings
Do you ever have so many various thoughts and feelings brewing in your mind that you can’t put them into words? That’s how I’ve felt for the last few months. We started summer off with a bang – a wedding in WV, Memorial Day, then a wedding in Iowa. Road trips, several radio stations and rest stops followed by good friends, good times, and memories … Continue reading Be Happy Now
Change. It comes at the end of every Christmas season. It’s expected, anticipated, and celebrated as we countdown to the new year. We watch that glittering, gleaming, light-up ball that looks so much bigger on TV than it does in person fall as the clock strikes midnight. More thoughts and memories than you’d think possible flood my mind in those seconds between 10 and one. … Continue reading 2018
Mornings with Mackenzie 