LAURIE ROCKENBECK
My personal and random blog
Halfway Through the Challenge
Back on Earth Day I posted about the UU Sacred Waters challenge. We are about halfway into the forty day challenge, so I thought I'd post an update about how I am doing. I committed to using a reusable water bottle rather than picking up a new plastic bottle every...
The Best Cookie In The World!
That's what my daughter called it. This plain looking little brown cookie comes in a very boring little package. Sure, it might look fancier in a different wrapper, but the plain brown cupcake wrappers were all I had when I realized there was no way these things could...
May Day!
I have a love-hate relationship with ritual. I usually love the first couple of times through something, but then I end up hating too much repetition. How many times will I sing "Merry Month of May" in my life? I've already lost track, and we have six more years! The...
Changing Traditions
It used to be that we'd fly down to Reno to visit my mom and dad for Easter. After my dad died and she moved to Carson City, we started visiting her there. We usually lucked out in that my children's spring break lined up well with my niece's spring break and the kids...
A Sacred Challenge
Just as Lent ends for the Christian folks around, we hit Earth Day and the start of a forty day challenge that I've decided to do. It's not a difficult challenge, but as I look at the destruction in my backyard I'm moved to make myself more aware and conscious of...
Heya, Bobby.
Okay, so I don't actually say "Heya" on the phone, but that's the tone of my voice, when I say, "Hello, Bobby." And while I don't actually say, "And, I'm going to call you every single day until you finally figure this thing out..." I'm thinking and planning on it. I...
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