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I just finished spending hours and hours preparing a Christmas Party for our multi-faith family. Everyone just seems to know that we wish them happiness..Mormon, Baptist or Jew. For someone to be confused when wished well is puzzling to me, but I may be blessed with exceptionally understanding company. All the best to you Susan, today and every day!
Merry Christmas - No Reciprocity Required
“Have a joyous Christmas.” “Thank you and Happy Chanuka. Well, I guess that’s over now but I hope it was happy, I mean…” I’ve had a few awkward conversations such as this one over the past few days. In my daily life I regularly interact with Christians. From the woman who leads the exercise cl...
There should be a like button for these blogs. I've found when I am very much in agreement with the writer, and the post is entertaining as well, to "like" is all that is needed. LIKE :)
Message to Me
In the grand scheme of things, Ben & Jerry most likely didn’t notice when I stopped eating their ice cream. I didn’t walk outside their stores carrying a protest sign; I didn’t write a letter to the newspaper announcing my decision and I certainly didn’t suggest to elected officials that their s...
Prayers for you and Ellen. So sorry to hear of your loss. Ellen reminds me of so many of the brave people I've met along the way who are struggling tremendously compared to most people, and yet show such grace through it all. Your description of her is touching. It sounds like she was a wonderful person who blessed many with her life example. Thank you for sharing.
Sitting Shiva
Barely a week goes by without my being consciously grateful for the preciousness of the Almighty’s gift of a weekly oasis, Shabbat. Last week I had the opportunity to be thankful for another of His gifts, one that is also related to seven days. My sister, Ellen, passed away on Sunday morning a ...
I had to laugh at this...we do the "go around sharing what we were particularly thankful for this past year" at Thanksgiving as well. My youngest son is not sure if this would be considered cruel and unusual punishment while waiting to eat a long awaited meal! And I can identify with your iPhone frustrations. I was condemned to eternal nerd status by my grandchildren for carrying around a flip phone with no internet connection or camera. Last fall, I finally purchased an Android phone to upload mobile photos of our outings together. For a week, I couldn't even figure out how to answer it! This...when I've taken apart computers and rebuilt them as a hobby and practiced computing before it was popular! The phone is still frustrating to me..LOL! Once again, this was an enjoyable piece that I could relate to..Thank you!
Mind-Numbing Birds
My daughter is laughing at me. Having received an iPhone as a present, I went to the library to get books on how to use it. “It’s all instinctive,” she says. “After I do something over and over, then it will be instinctive,” I reply. I certainly wouldn’t have bought an iPhone for myself, particu...
Susan, I've read all of your recent posts and the comments that followed trying to understand why anyone would demand such an extraordinary amount of time on one subject. I agree that some subjects are just so heartfelt and filled with pain that there really could never be enough offers of comfort to the victims and they can never understand why more people are not continuously focused on the subject of their eternal discomfort. IMHO, all we can hope for, as imperfect humans, is to be of help in some small way to ease the pain of humanity, one person at a time, even if a lasting joy cannot be achieved. Bless you in your attempts to help heal. Maybe it's been enough to lift someone..just for today.
Profiling, Racism and Reality
I am humbled by the responses to last week’s Musing. I asked for readers to participate in a conversation and you did. I truly appreciate the kind words from many of you and I am grateful for those who affirmed, gently chided, and wrote so passionately and eloquently. Race is an emotional topic...
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