Journaling Nook

Today is the last day of this writing project of delights—at least this iteration of it. What a day to end on—Easter Sunday! There were lots of moments that contended for the day’s title: Easter breakfast conversation with fellow congregants, Blooming the Cross where the congregation, person-by-person, slips the stems of various flowers into the…

This Saturday, I had a welcome stretch of unscheduled time between two Zoom calls, and so the sunshine drew me outdoors. Before the first zoom call, I’d made a donut run for the Easter breakfast at church tomorrow, and I made a visit to Home Depot to find a tool that could help me address…

Today I decided to swing by Target on my drive home from work to pick up Easter basket goodies for my junior in high school. I don’t shop often, so when I do, I get a zing of delight—especially when the recipient is my darling girl. She doesn’t have a sweet tooth (like her mama),…

As I was waiting for my oatmeal to cook on the stove, I opened the refrigerator to pull out the orange juice. Standing next to the OJ was a bottle of cranberry juice. I grabbed it too. I poured the nectar into a green glass about three-quarters full and then added cranberry juice to top…

I sat at today’s workstation—also known as my bed—and answered the scheduled FaceTime call. There smiling back at me was my mentor of ten years, Lori. We sat together at a luncheon during a donor relations conference in Providence, Rhode Island, ten years ago. I have benefited from her friendship and wisdom ever since. We…

I’ve kept my delights to one per day until now. It felt like a discipline, a way of being really intentional. Then today I experienced a series of delights—a cascade—and I thought, Who am I to deny myself the delight of multiple delights? Just before I left for work, as I was putting on my…

I have some ‘nice clothes’ that I’ve been wearing less because I’m saving for “special occasions.” The reality is I’m not in a season of life where there aren’t many special occasions. I enjoy my small, curated wardrobe with more classic pieces than fast fashion. I ‘shop my closet’ often, which means after many years…

Today’s delight was the hardest to come by in this entire month of ready delights. It’s not that I didn’t have a good day. I really did. I was logging things as the day went by: unnamed purple ground cover stretching across large swaths of field on my country drive to church. Waiting for a…

When I woke up this morning and had only one thing on my schedule for the entire day, I thought the delight would be having this luxury of time—to be able to lounge in bed until it was time for my hair appointment. That was delightful, but… Seated in my stylist’s chair draped in the…

At lunch, I got an invitation by text to meet up with my friend and her small children at a park after work. The plan was for me to hang out while she, a photographer-mom, took photos of her adorable children. How could I say no to that? By the time I reached them their…