An Imaginary Conversation About Mindfulness
Editor's Note: The events depicted below are fictitious. Direct quotes are represented in italics and come from The... Read More ...
“It seems like during Lent, it’s one thing after another,” she said we waited for our daughters to finish their ballet class.
“Yeah…” I murmured. I could go ... Read More ...
It’s been two and a half years since a prenatal diagnosis began our medical journey. I have a list of words that make my blood turn cold: fever, infection, PICU... Read More ...
One day my college psychology professor passed out a questionnaire with ten questions on it to evaluate for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). If you answered... Read More ...
Occasionally, this time of year, I turn on the radio for nonstop Christmas music. I heard a song that begins with the words, “Where are you, Christmas?” The son... Read More ...
You’ve planned a maple glazed turkey, bourbon gravy, and a green bean casserole from Williams-Sonoma. The Pinterest-perfect table setting is set with place card... Read More ...
Halloween is drawing nigh. Mr. Bones, a plastic skeleton from Costco, sits on the side of our house. We have neglected to return him to the attic after our thre... Read More ...
Children have a way of digging out the things we pushed to the back of the closet long ago. There were lessons I learned in childhood that I thought marriage an... Read More ...
For our family, the past two years have been one crisis after another. It started with a prenatal diagnosis, continued with a series of hospitalizations and my ... Read More ...
I live in the center of the Central Valley, California.
My friend invited me to the Four Friends Market at Dutch Hollow Farms in the beginning of June. The p... Read More ...
My husband and I are admittedly fairly strict about our children’s intake of sweets. Adults offer candy, lollipops, cookies, cupcakes, etc, at least once a week... Read More ...
Kathryn Anne Casey is a graduate of Divine Mercy University, certified life coach, freelance writer, housewife and mother of four children. Her weekly newspaper column "Here's to the Good Life!" and blog, www.KathrynAnneCasey.com, focus on art, psychology, consumerism and the importance of local community.
