by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Mom, All of this Coronavirus calamity started in the U.S. in January so it’s been going on for some months now. I believe I’ve been locked out of Wyndemere and unable to see you since March 11th, hoping that the week after Easter I might be allowed back in, but I...
by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 4, 2020 | Growing Life
Something new is springing up; we’re moving to a new state, getting to know a new town, rooting into a new community and while it’s exciting there is a bittersweetness. We’ve spent 29 years walking these creaky, oak floors and sharing one shower...
by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Mom, Just wanting to keep you tuned into the outside world and what’s happening as a result of the Coronavirus. Jessie’s dance company is not able to offer classes, rehearse and perform because people can’t be near each other during this time. Nathaniel’s...
by Margaret Philbrick | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
March 31, 2020 Dear Mom, I’m wondering if you realize that all “non-essential” businesses are closed due to the Coronavirus? Even if I could pick you up and take you to Barone’s for dinner on Wednesday evening, it would be closed. Please pray for our favorite...
by Margaret Philbrick | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
March 30th, 2020 Dear Mom, If you look on the wall to the right of your front door you’ll see a picture describing your Irish heritage. Featured in this picture are some important details about who you are and who we are. If your caregiver takes it down and brings it...
by Margaret Philbrick | Mar 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
March 27th, 2020 Dear Mom, A poem by Amy Carmichael seems fitting for today. So many of the wonderful nurses down in memory care and in assisted living are working longer shifts and filling in for people who are sick to help you stay healthy. Please be kind to them,...
by Margaret Philbrick | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Mom, I’m sorry I can’t visit you. Your facility has locked down because of the Coronavirus and only outside, paid caregivers are allowed. This is unfair, but Aunt Mary always said, “Life isn’t fair.” Have you noticed how you can’t recognize anyone because of the...
by Margaret Philbrick | Feb 24, 2020 | Faith
Often my husband and I walk our dog Snuggles and talk about the next thing we want to build, lately that conversation has centered around how our baby church plant is growing up, a new garage or filling the massive potholes where we park our car. Building is tangible,...
by Margaret Philbrick | Jan 21, 2020 | Faith
“What happened to your foster daughter?” We hear this question often, for many people knew and loved the Liberian princess who disappeared from our lives unexpectedly. The short form of the story tells the facts, without the emotional toll. She returned to Boston in...
by Margaret Philbrick | Dec 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Did you make your bed this morning? Do you have an attachment to your bed which causes you to look at it as your safe zone, safe haven, safe harbor? How would you describe your bed to someone who’d never seen it or been in it? Over the past seven years we’ve...
