By: Jennifer Richardson Holt While I am and have always been a very dedicated procrastinator, my delay in writing this week hasn’t exactly been due to my usual gleefully pushing things until the last minute but moreso due to the fact that it has just been an insanely busy week. Maybe you can relate toContinue reading “Gifts Outside the Box 3/2/2025”
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Experimentation 2/23/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt In a few weeks my family will be conducting an experiment. It is something with which I am relatively familiar and an undertaking in which my husband has a great deal of experience. My daughter, however, has the faintest inkling of this enterprise much like someone who has looked at aContinue reading “Experimentation 2/23/2025”
A Typical and Not-So-Typical Night 2/16/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt We had been hearing that the weather was going to be questionable for several days. It is getting that time of year where storms are not uncommon. Unfortunately, the storms that were coming were going to be, as they are frequently, during the middle of the night. I swear that dangerousContinue reading “A Typical and Not-So-Typical Night 2/16/2025”
Heralds, Omens and Signs 2/9/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt At this time of year my mother becomes very impatient. Really once a new calendar year begins, she has an immediate goal that she is set to attain. And if you’re thinking I am referencing some sort of resolution or the like, you are way off base. Once the year beginsContinue reading “Heralds, Omens and Signs 2/9/2025”
People, Places and Things 2/2/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I think I might be a bit different. Anyone reading this who knows me well probably finds that statement an obvious and terribly delayed announcement. I decided to make this statement because of what happened in my brain as I was trying to think of a topic for today. I hadContinue reading “People, Places and Things 2/2/2025”
Polarization 1/26/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It has been a polar week. I mean that in pretty much every sense of the word that I can think of. If your first thought was the weather, then you would be correct. That is an accurate description of the climate of my area right now. If you thought aboutContinue reading “Polarization 1/26/2025”
How Quickly We Forget 1/19/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt We are a terribly forgetful people. Let me explain what I mean. We tend to forget past experiences when new situations arise. Difficulties which we all have seem to always catch us off guard. I am talking to myself very much here. I hope it is not secret that I amContinue reading “How Quickly We Forget 1/19/2025”
A Rare Day 1/12/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Today is not your average day in most senses of the word. As I write this I am snuggled on my couch with a cup of coffee and a snoozing dog next to my leg. We are both tucked under a warm blanket. She stirs and gives a dramatic sigh fromContinue reading “A Rare Day 1/12/2025”
The Lies We Tell Ourselves 1/5/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Apparently, the new year hasn’t done much by way of refreshing my mind with new and interesting topics. The things that are currently in my mind most right now are all the typical commentary that one hears at the beginning of the year. There are the usual announcements of people whoContinue reading “The Lies We Tell Ourselves 1/5/2025”
Strange Days and Lost Time 12/29/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt The days after Christmas are always difficult for me. Not only am I in a stupor of all the glorious carbs and calories of the holiday season and its respectably festive gluttony, but not having to go regularly to work makes me fully unaware of what day it is. If IContinue reading “Strange Days and Lost Time 12/29/2024”
Your Choice of View 12/22/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It was a Christmas post on social media and a classic Christmas movie that started me thinking. They were a few weeks apart and it took a while for the two to meld in my mind into one idea. The post hit me as very meaningful and wise, and I storedContinue reading “Your Choice of View 12/22/2024”
A Heaping Helping of Normal, Please 12/15/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I do not promise much by way of length today. This was one of those weeks that, while it should have been generically busy with for the most part standard goings on, it exploded into a chaotic, stressful, worrisome and draining week for my whole family. No, it wasn’t something lifeContinue reading “A Heaping Helping of Normal, Please 12/15/2024”
All Creatures Great and Small 12/8/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Last week was full of experiences. And yes, I do realize that is quite possibly the most vague and unnecessary opening line that has ever been written. But the experiences were so varied I couldn’t think of another way to describe it. I enjoyed moments that I will likely see againContinue reading “All Creatures Great and Small 12/8/2024”
Just a Game, But More 12/1/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I didn’t expect it to have the impact on me that it did. Yes, I knew it was a big deal. It has been a big deal for the better part of my life, but I just wasn’t ready for how deeply and emotionally powerful it would hit me at theContinue reading “Just a Game, But More 12/1/2024”
Small, But Mighty 11/24/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt As I sit here, it looks like it is snowing. Now it most certainly is not since in my neck of the woods we are not often blessed with such pleasantries. And I do realize that snow is not necessarily pleasant in the opinions of all my readers however if youContinue reading “Small, But Mighty 11/24/2024”
The Blessing Unsaid 11/17/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Maybe it is the time of year. Have you ever had those moments when you were doing something simple, maybe a routine activity and you are suddenly struck by how overwhelmingly blessed you are? Is that just me? I have had several moments like this lately when I was almost reducedContinue reading “The Blessing Unsaid 11/17/2024”
Nourishing Body and Soul 11/10/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt This morning, I woke up surprisingly bubbly. I know that seems odd. And trust me, I do enjoy a good sleep and rising early to get to the grind of the day is not my idea of a fun time. I shocked myself at my elevated mood. Now, I am notContinue reading “Nourishing Body and Soul 11/10/2024”
In My Defense 11/3/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I am one of those people. It is November, and as far as I am concerned now, it is Christmas time. If I didn’t have several out of the ordinary events on my schedule for the next few weekends, I would already be decorating. I know that this is a controversialContinue reading “In My Defense 11/3/2024”
Long Ago and Not So Far Away 10/27/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It all started in the drop-off line of my daughter’s school. We were getting in some last-minute studying. Science was the topic at hand, and we were going over the parts and functions of the brain. We were discussing the two sides that control different aspects of a person’s thinking suchContinue reading “Long Ago and Not So Far Away 10/27/2024”
An Unsolicited Editorial 10/20/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I will give you fair warning. What you are about to read will be fraught with my own personal opinions. You may vehemently disagree with said feelings and that is perfectly alright. You are well entitled to do so. I know for a fact what I am about to express isContinue reading “An Unsolicited Editorial 10/20/2024”
Just As Louis Said… 10/13/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I have always loved being immersed in nature. Not in the taking a casual walk about the front lawn type of way but more of a walking through a quiet forest in the middle of nowhere type of way. These past few days my experiences with nature have been the kindContinue reading “Just As Louis Said… 10/13/2024”
Homecoming 10/6/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt By the time this publishes I will be in my happy place. I had planned all along to talk a bit about my beloved mountains when planning what to write. However, I know this is a somewhat exhausted topic, while not for me as I would happily write about this asContinue reading “Homecoming 10/6/2024”
All Blown Over 9/29/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Normally, as I am writing this, I would be at my office at this time of day. And on an average day my daughter would be at school right now. However today, this is not the case. I am sitting here on my couch with my laptop and my daughter isContinue reading “All Blown Over 9/29/2024”
Just Another Morning 9/22/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I will be upfront and completely honest with you. What I write about today is going to be purely for the aesthetic. I am simply going to describe to you a few experiences I’ve had as of late that are just longing for me to put them in print. I wasContinue reading “Just Another Morning 9/22/2024”
We Cannot Afford to Forget 9/15/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I should probably begin by apologizing to any of my non-American readers. What I planned to talk about today may seem to be pointed at one particular people group, however, I feel like my sentiments could really apply for the most part to a citizen of any nation so maybe IContinue reading “We Cannot Afford to Forget 9/15/2024”
Prose and Possibilities 