Wedding Rings

Pictures of Aodan and Xander as ring bearers On October 23rd Raven’s cousin Hans married Tina, whom we have all loved since she moved to Texas three years ago. It was a gorgeous wedding. Tina was beautiful. Aodan and Xander did a great job as ring-bearers, bringing dignity to a job they took very seriously and I was so grateful to all of the adults who treated them with respect (not many 8 and 5 year olds like hearing how cute and adorable they are, even when, like my boys, they really are). In particular, Xander was very taken with the maid of honor, Ellen Sunshine, who took upon herself the task of instructing the boys in their march down the aisle. And there were crowds of people there — Hans is the sort of person who inspires such loyalty from...

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Posted by Mara Collins on Nov 3, 2004 | 1 comment

Life in the minds of others

Sometimes grown-ups play make-believe too. Read a quote I just love: We are not satisfied with our own life as it really is; we desire to live an imaginary life in the minds of others, and for that purpose we endeavour to shine. We labour unceasingly to adorn and preserve our imaginary existence, and neglect the real. (Pascal) I forget what is real about me sometimes, I spend time trying to project a persona that I am aiming for but notalways achieving. And yet, sometimes faking it has gotten me to valuable places. When a situation that seems insurmountable for me, I will approach it thinkingabout how it would be handled by the appropriate member of my small panetheon of heroes (including, but not limited to, my mother, the logistical problem-solver, a...

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Posted by Mara Collins on Nov 1, 2004 | 0 comments