The Storyteller | Mary Vee

  Photo Credit I went to a really fun party last night. Gifts, fifteen people, celebration style. At this party no two people were physically in the same room. Had I said this, oh, ten years ago, you might have labeled me crazy. I'll add another interesting component: no two people were in the same state, AND at least one was in another country. Ah, yes, I've given you clues. I looked at the title of my last posts and laughed. Seems I've been on a technology binge. This is definitely not a techy blog. We gather to talk about what is happening and give our views. Yet, here we are again talking about a tech related topic. A topic that presented the only means to solve a problem: Fifteen close friends, initially drawn together because we are writers. Living across the United States and Australia. The youngest will soon be married. Few can go to her wedding. The answer? An online party. We set the date and sent our packages to the youngest member. She...

Photo by Mary Vee Yesterday, between breaks at my writer's conference, I-- FaceTimed a call with my daughter who is across the ocean in a study abroad program and heard about her fabulous day. Pshaw, that's nothing, you might say. But, it was everything to me.  I know, I know, technology can be the pits at times. Yesterday the app we needed to get the handouts for our class didn't work for a time. During another session, we were told a number to text for more information. A friend keyed two 9's instead of three and couldn't find the message. Details. Details. Later still, the organization's techy staff took twenty minutes to get the instructor's presentation to display on the board. Glitches. Patience. Stress. BUT, look what we still have. Yesterday, my other daughter, living across the country made a short video of her family and added it to the private collection on You Tube. When I have my next break, I'm going to watch it. I love seei...

Believe it or not, there is a good kind of exhaustion, and you've probably felt it. The exhaustion at the end of the day when your thoughts vaporize the second your head hits the pillow. Hah, perhaps your eyes drifted shut while enjoying the wind down activity before going to bed, and someone from your family said, "Do you want to go to bed?" You naturally said, "No." Even if you really wanted to sleep. True? My family gave me the best week ever celebrating Mother's Day. My son took me for a six-hour, intense hike after church on Sunday. My daughter took me on an adventure climb down a rugged cliff on Monday. No ropes required, but, yes we slid down mucky waterfall saturated earth. Grand Haven Photo by Mary Vee My husband took me to one of the lighthouses on the Great Lakes. Of course, we walked the beach and to the end of the pier.  Ending the three day adventures, my family watched my favorite movie with me. My eyes drifted toward sleep in the mi...

This is a great week to prepare for a fabulous mother's day. Mothers' Day is This Sunday. According to lessons we learned about the birds and the bees, we all have a mother. Only Eve didn't have the privilege of dealing with voicing her opinion to her mother during teen years. However, Eve was able to experience the blessings of being a mother. As the first woman to give birth, she had no one to help her through the experience, although it seems logical God served as the birthing coach. So for all you moms. All you future moms. All you moms who have adopted. All mom-in-laws. From young to old, Happy Mother's Day. So, gang, what will we do to honor Mom? My favorite: the awesome, hand-crafted treasures from little tikes. This post has been brought to you by the one word: CelebrateMother'sDay