Author Archives: Sue Edison-Swift

Easter surprise

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

In a cheerful turn of events, new visitors to my blog discovered this March 2011 post. Easter Horse rides on! Easter blessings, Sue. Easter Sunday is delightful in its festive predictability. The organist pulls out the stops. Choirs sing, handbells … Continue reading →

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Tempted to give up on Lent

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

Long ago, I gave up giving up for Lent. Don’t get me wrong; I know that fasting and self-denial are profound spiritual disciplines. I also know that I did it wrong. My weak attempts at giving up during Lent ended … Continue reading →

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I need a little Easter

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

For we need a little Christmas Right this very minute Candles in the window Carols at the spinet I relate to “We Need A Little Christmas” from the musical Mame, believing the spirit of the song offers some life lessons: Giving … Continue reading →

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Remembering Jason

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

Today would have been my nephew Jason Belodoff’s 36th birthday. Four years after his death by suicide, his mother, Cecile Scott, placed this notice in the Cortland Standard newspaper.  His sister, Lisa Belodoff, remembers Jason on Facebook. Their grief will … Continue reading →

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A hard habit to break

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

“Can I let you in on a secret?” blogged Farhad Manjoo on January 13, “Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.” Yesterday, I shared the link to Manjoo’s post on Facebook, confessing that I am a two-spaces-after-a-period … Continue reading →

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A “feel for feminism” and other favorite things

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

In a long-lost folder of favorite publications, reflections and writing assignments, I found “Helping with Homework,” written when Annie was a second semester high school freshman. Try the assignment yourself: Ask someone close to you, “What’s your favorite treasure (thing, … Continue reading →

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End times

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

Between birds falling out of the sky, the Mayan calendar (corroborated by the movie 2012) and “that guy” who is nominating 2011 as *the* year, there seems to be extra end-of-the-world buzz going around. What goes around comes around. You may … Continue reading →

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TAK

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

TAK: Targeted Act of Kindness.  TAK: an offering of encouragement or comfort. While I believe I invented the acronym (Google search is a wonderful thing), TAK has been around since the start of communal life.  Takk (pronounced similarly to “tuck”) means … Continue reading →

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Taking down, taking stock

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

During these last days of Christmas, I find myself taking down and taking stock. Paul took down our Scandinavian wood candelabra from the window sills.  Now over 30 years old, Paul must coddle the candelabras’ little, irreplaceable bulbs that provide … Continue reading →

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Kagemulo’s hopes

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Sue Edison-Swift

Outside, the sun was beyond bright and the day was hot.  Inside, sitting on a carpet of grasses, the main room of the two-room home was dark and cool. Paul and I were in Tanzania as part of an 2004 … Continue reading →

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