A while back, my favorite author/teaching Pastor, Shauna Niequist wrote about pajamas, in her fabulous book “Present over Perfect”. She wrote about a time that she was working on learning to take better care of herself. …

Another item on my “single in the city” bucket list was trying out a daypass at a Boston area hotel….. I had accidentally discovered the “hidden gem” of the resort daypass, while visiting Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. There is a whole website devoted to the daypass. …

Labor Day weekend was coming up. I did not have any plans and decided I would reach out to various friends to see if anyone was interested in doing a mini break with me -Sunday into Monday. Because of my job as a Pastor for a local church, long weekends…

Oh my God…… Jimmy Buffett……????? I cannot begin to describe how I feel opening up my news reports this morning. Well, actually, I can, as you will discover if you continue reading….. Jimmy Buffett was the soundtrack of my life for five years living in the US Virgin Islands. You…

The following selections from my journal were written while I was attending my first ever seven day Ignatian silent retreat at a retreat center in Massachusetts. It was a dream of mine, for quite some time to attend one of these retreats…..As you will see, if you follow along…..It started…

It is astonishing to me how much has changed in the past few years, both in my own personal life, and also, in our world. My work life, is virtually unrecognizable to what it was a few years ago. I am trying hard to think about when I last worked…

It is coming up on eleven months, since I made the decision to move into my friend K’s house, along with her spouse, teenage daughter and two other housemates. A rambling old farmhouse at the edge of Cambridge, Massachusetts. I wrote about this decision in one of my previous stories….. Why Do We All Want to Live Alone??? author photo christinekeddy.medium.com …

What does JOY look like in the midst of sacrifice? When I entered my forties, I faced a significant crossroads in my life. I had two incredibly strong desires in my heart, and I knew that I only had the energy, emotional and spiritual resources to pursue one of them…. …

A great writing prompt to use, when working on your memoir or personal essay, begins with a photograph. A few years ago, when going through the painful but also beneficial process of cleaning out my childhood home, I had endless opportunities to discover old photos and letters.