Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah, .


There are some songs that stay with you always. My husband wonderfully reminded me of this one last night. I have always loved this song and for reasons I cannot explain Leonard is my favorite version.

While at first it was a song about love and the bittersweet reality of it. I then heard the Biblical story of King David and of course of praising God. While there are many sad moments of love gone wrong, loneliness and reality. But in the end the song is merely Hallelujah and that word over and over so beautifully song that it leaves me with hope and heart. Just love it. So here it is....


Thursday, May 13, 2010

When our Children Amaze Us!


My oldest just completed her final classes, final paper, final exam, final everything with Georgetown Law. She has done it!

She has a job at a wonderful firm ahead. But today I am just loving this moment...how proud I am and how I admire her strength and commitment. She did this while raising, two babies, sweet girls now four and five. And while she would kill me if I published any numbers let me say she is in the top of her class. It is so wonderful to see the gifts of our children, ones that have nothing to do with our bragging rights but with their accomplishments. Of course I believe that she has the right combination of "good stuff" which I had some part in, but ultimately she took the ingredients mixed them up and decided who she would become.

Jackie's drive for excellence has always given me reason to be in awe, from running track in High School and at Syracuse, to graduating from Officer Candidate School in the Marine Corp to this wonderful day. It is a great feeling to sit and admire the person your child has become. I am so pleased to know this lovely woman, proud to be her mother and honored to call her friend. It is a good day when our children remind us to be amazed.