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Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Nov 26, 2014 By elinwaldal 24 Comments

This short film, Nature. Beauty. Gratitude., created by Louie Schwartzberg, encapsulates gratitude in such an extraordinary way. I am grateful for your presence here and wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Gratitude, Life

News and Empathy

Nov 25, 2014 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

When I began to write this morning the sun had just begun to paint her first stroke of orange and pink across the sky. In all her majesty she sent out that initial ray, it appeared as a fine line across the horizon, then in time it grew wide enough to push away the dark. But in order to […]

Filed Under: Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Bill Cosby, Rape, Rape Culture, Sexual Assault, UVA

The First Time I Was Raped

Nov 24, 2014 By elinwaldal 18 Comments

The first time I was raped was in the back seat of a car. I was 16. In those days the legal age to drink was 18, and underage drinking mostly went unnoticed. It was pretty typical for all of us kids to first hit the Connecticut bars, then, once they closed, head to either Port Chester or Purchase — state line […]

Filed Under: Memories, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: memories, Rape, Secrets, Shame

Staycation Vacation, Day 1

Nov 23, 2014 By elinwaldal 9 Comments

Back when we booked our daughter’s flight to Orlando, Jimmy and I discussed heading out of town too. We mused that it would be a great excuse to get away, after all, with no teenager at home for three nights why not spend those days somewhere else? Then, life happened. We began looking at some of […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Nov 14, Travel Tagged With: Exploring San Diego, Julian, Stay at home vacation

Things to Come

Nov 22, 2014 By elinwaldal 20 Comments

On Thursday morning Jimmy and I brought our youngest daughter to the airport, she was headed off to Orlando to play lacrosse. Although she had traveled alone a number of times to compete, this time felt different. I could not help but feel aware of things to come, it was as if the future — our […]

Filed Under: Empty Nest, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Empty nest, Love, Mother, Teenagers

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