Things Keeping Us Going: Hanging with My Sickie Sister Edition

I’m traveling for work to Washington, DC this week. So I’ve had the true joy of spending the weekend with fellow Sick Pilgrim Mary Bishop, and her DELIGHTFUL family, for the weekend. Despite flying out during Tropical Storm Nicole, the trip was completely uneventful, and the weather upon landing in Maryland, has been glorious. We

Things Keeping Us Going: Life in the Slow Lane Edition

I had a much slower go of it this weekend. My Personal Chef and I drove up to the White Mountains after work on Friday night, like we have done hundreds of times over the past four decades. After a quick pitstop for a snack and a drink at the lakeside bar filled with locals

Things Keeping Us Going: Jam Packed, Action Filled Weekend Edition

According to my weather-obsessed family, this was the last of the warm weather days for the year. I made the most of it. For starters, I took Friday off as a personal day. I SLEPT IN. That alone would be enough to call this a terrific weekend. But wait! There’s still more: I puttered around

In Case You Missed It: Sick Pilgrim Salon with Brian Cooney

Musician and minister, Brian Cooney, joined us to share his story and some music. It was a lovely time! From Brian: My background is somewhat diverse. I am an ordained minister, have a BA from Berklee College of Music, am apolitical. Over the years I have played in several bands in Boston and beyond before

Things Keeping Us Going: Country Fair Edition

My parents’ home is on the biggest island in a big lake in New Hampshire. It is always beautiful. In October, though, it is transcendent. There is nothing more beautiful in the world than the sight of the White Mountains in the fall when the leaves change from green to brilliant reds, yellows, and oranges.

TONIGHT: Join Us! Sick Pilgrim Salon for October featuring: Brian Cooney!

From Brian: My background is somewhat diverse. I am an ordained minister, have a BA from Berklee College of Music, am apolitical. Over the years I have played in several bands in Boston and beyond before moving to Nashville, TN. I’ve been writing and performing sacred and cross-over music for the last three decades, been

Things Keeping Us Going: We Published a Book Edition

We are SO EXCITED! After years of talking about it, we have published our first book! We started at the beginning: with our own stories. Many of the writers involved with Sick Pilgrim worked together to put together an anthology of biographical essays that tell the very personal stories of our faith journeys. Sick Pilgrims:

Things Keeping Us Going: A Disappointing Harvest Edition

I am an avid gardener from a long line of avid gardeners. I married a chef who began his culinary career as a young boy working on the farms in his rural Maine hometown. Planting seeds, watering and weeding, nurturing all those fruits and veggies fills at least three seasons of our year. Looking forward

Things Keeping Us Going: Back to School Edition

Next week I start my 37th school year as an educator. You would think that after all this time, it would be tiresome. Nope. As the principal I worked for the longest always said, “My two favorite days of the year are the First Day of School and the Last Day of School.” He’s not

Things Keeping Us Going: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous Edition

Last week, I noted that our plans for the week were abruptly changed. Well, they just kept on changing. Every day this past week, one curve ball or another got tossed our way, until, on Friday, things simply became ridiculous. We had planned to spend three days in one of our favorite places–the Berkshires in