Illusion/Delusion
Two Cups of Tea at Hope’s CafeIllusion/Delusion Somewhere (“in a galaxy far, far away”) this great expanse of leisurely space will open up before me (I tell myself) and I will write, read, really learn French, sew, play the piano, and discover my most creative self, all with abandon! (This will, of course, be taking…
Late night woes
I had trouble getting blog to post last night. I was trying to repost an old blog in addition to one I had just written and that is not what is showing up. But the old one is still available as Mercy Now. I’m searching for a way to send correctly. My apologies for the…
The Quality of Mercy
Two Cups of Tea at Hope’s Café Up early making muffins, out of the blue, the words practically sting my brain: “The quality of Mercy is not strained.” I am no literary scholar, am not well versed in Shakespeare. Yet the power of these classic words resonate in some powerful, inexplicable way. You may recall…
Grandparents
If I were going to write about family, you would think I might choose Mother’s Day, celebrated this year in the U.S. on May 10. But I have been with our grandchildren all week, trying to cover some parenting gaps in the aftermath of my daughter’s surgery last week and that has been my focus.…
Annual Review
Two Cups af Tea at Hope’s Café May 1, 2020, I launch kateshopecafe.net. What were my goals at the time? I wanted to take advantage of the time afforded me by the pandemic when so many of my normal activities were suspended. I thought a blog would require me to be more disciplined at a…
Senior Moment, Wonderful Moment
Two Cups of Tea at Hope’s Cafe Some years ago a friend gave me the book this is getting old by Susan Moon. Being older now, some of its wisdom resonates more readily! She modifies Thich Naht Hahn’s quote “Present moment, wonderful moment” (still relevant of course) to “Senior moment, wonderful moment.” She describes these…
Gardeners of Hope
Two Cups of Tea at Hope’s Café This week a friend who had been out gardening sent a message that working there had left her feeling like a “gardener of hope.” The phrase has stayed with me. I have had the opportunity to sit in that delightful space she and her husband have created and…
Practice! Practice! Practice!
Two Cups of Tea at Hope’s Café “Hope is a muscle,” I read recently. Elsewhere I heard on a podcast to “practice hope.” Maybe they are onto something. This topic is especially relevant at a time when there are so much uncertainty that despair would seem to be a more reasonable response. “To hope in…
Heroes
Two Cups of Tea at Hope’s Café In these tumultuous times, I find myself on the alert for heroes, those who have survived difficult times by virtue of their persistent and determined attitude. I came across the story of Tibor “Ted” Rubin, a Hungarian who was liberated from a concentration camp by American soldiers. He…
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