Posts by Carol Ross
Overheard on the Way to School
I drive my kids to school most mornings. It’s a time to reconnect with the kids, where there are no Nintendo DS games or friends calling on the phone to distract us. Sometimes, my older son is eating a granola bar as a quick breakfast. The conversation ranges from logistics (who will pick them up…
Read MoreProcrastination and Trusting the Process
It’s been awhile since I posted. And there’s been a zillion times when I thought, “Oh, that would be a good topic to blog about.” And I never managed to log into the blogging software to sit and write. Procrastination. Ugh. I dug underneath to understand why I’ve been procrastinating. After all, when I started…
Read MoreSavoring
I love the fall season. The last of the sunny, warm days becomes more precious. The trees drop their gold before becoming barren. I admire the vibrant row of red geranium flowers in my front yard one more time before digging them up and bringing them inside for the winter. I’m posting a musing that…
Read MoreMore on Grace
I received an email from someone who read my post on Grace. There is one line from the email that keeps going through my mind: "Grace is God’s presence (wisdom, truth and love) poured over you in this time and place." What a lovely way to think about how one can be at peace with…
Read MoreWhere Are You, Rico?
I blogged last month about my experience with great customer service provided by a man named Rico. Here’s the other side of the coin—what happens when a customer is treated poorly. Unfortunately, I think this side of the coin is a lot more familiar to most of us. My husband and I were discussing where…
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