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I'm so happy to share my blog, started in 2008 as part of my writing practice and as way to connect directly with you! Please peruse the blog, and sign up to get the latest posts. You can also get my beautifully-produced and illustrated collection of many blog posts, Everyday Magic: Fieldnotes on the Mundane and the Miraculous through Meadowlark Press here. Thanks for being part of my everyday magic.

The Growing Pains of Wild and Woolly Too-Muchness: Everyday Magic, Day 859

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 31, 20161 min

The Growing Pains of Wild and Woolly Too-Muchness: Everyday Magic, Day 859

This Memorial Day weekend, I wrote and revised an obituary and memorial service after meeting with my friend’s family, organized some of...

The Wild Weather of Dying: Everyday Magic, Day 892

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 23, 20162 min

The Wild Weather of Dying: Everyday Magic, Day 892

For the last 11 days, my family’s life has been wrapped around the last phase of my mother-in-law’s life, first in the hospital, and...

Four Funerals and a Wedding: Everyday Magic, Day 885

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 24, 20163 min

Four Funerals and a Wedding: Everyday Magic, Day 885

I used to have more of a "Four weddings and a funeral" life, but get old enough, and things start to shift. In the last month, I've...

Counting Stars, Time, and Remembering Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 880

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 14, 20153 min

Counting Stars, Time, and Remembering Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 880

All day, I had been thinking about a year ago when our dear friend Jerry died after either a short or long illness, depending on how you...

Simple Gifts: Everyday Magic, Day 878

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 26, 20152 min

Simple Gifts: Everyday Magic, Day 878

‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free, ’tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, and when we find ourselves in the...

Predictably Crazy in Unpredictable Ways as the Nest Empties: Everyday Magic, Day 864

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Aug 17, 20153 min

Predictably Crazy in Unpredictable Ways as the Nest Empties: Everyday Magic, Day 864

Daniel showing us the native prairie plant greenhouse on his last day of work there. I knew this was coming, but sometimes knowledge...

Ken Irby, Rest (Travel, Drink, Read and Write) in Peace: Everyday Magic, Day 861

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jul 30, 20154 min

Ken Irby, Rest (Travel, Drink, Read and Write) in Peace: Everyday Magic, Day 861

Last night I got to join some of Ken’s closest friends, some of whom have been devoting themselves to his health and comfort over many...

For the Love of Animals and Community: Everyday Magic, Day 851

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 28, 20153 min

For the Love of Animals and Community: Everyday Magic, Day 851

Vigil for lost animals When we found out about the fire at Pet World, so many of us in and around Lawrence rushed to the scene or to the...

Jerry on the Prairie!: Everyday Magic, Day 850

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

May 25, 20153 min

Jerry on the Prairie!: Everyday Magic, Day 850

Along with what people say or do, we invite everyone to bring water from their travels to pour into the center, and this time, we had the...

The Things of a Life: Everyday Magic, Day 831

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 21, 20143 min

The Things of a Life: Everyday Magic, Day 831

One of the photos his daughters found The shortest day of the year included taking apart, packing, hauling away and other redistributing...

Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 829

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 14, 20143 min

Jerry: Everyday Magic, Day 829

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, I discovered what many already know about wandering through the world of serious...

Carry On, My Wayward Son (and Daughter): Everyday Magic, Day 828

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Dec 12, 20142 min

Carry On, My Wayward Son (and Daughter): Everyday Magic, Day 828

Kansas was singing “Carry On, My Wayward Son” with all their heart on my car radio as I stood outside the car, having accidentally locked...

The Tender Side of Loss: Everyday Magic, Day 824

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Nov 7, 20142 min

The Tender Side of Loss: Everyday Magic, Day 824

Ken in the deep woods In the past two weeks, the Royals lost the World Series, my favored candidate for governor (when the stakes were...

A Moment of Stillness in Grief: Everyday Magic, Day 822

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 25, 20142 min

A Moment of Stillness in Grief: Everyday Magic, Day 822

It has been a week for the record books in my life. Monday, my aunt, who I loved but barely saw in the last four decades, died after a...

Loving Rachel Rolfs: Everyday Magic, Day 821

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Oct 22, 20142 min

Loving Rachel Rolfs: Everyday Magic, Day 821

Rachel, her brother Micah and mom LaVetta in 1983 This was a girl who grew up in the background, preferring to help others shine and...

Death Tour 2014: Everyday Magic, Day 797

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 12, 20142 min

Death Tour 2014: Everyday Magic, Day 797

Portrait of the artist recovering with her cat Within one week, I attended my uncle’s moving funeral in New Jersey, our dear community...

Maggie, the Heartbeat of What It Means to Be Alive: Everyday Magic, Day 796

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Apr 9, 20142 min

Maggie, the Heartbeat of What It Means to Be Alive: Everyday Magic, Day 796

Although I didn’t know Maggie for decades or pal around big-time for her, whenever I saw her, we got right down to it: cancer (first...

The Blessing of Sig: Everyday Magic, Day 791

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Mar 19, 20142 min

The Blessing of Sig: Everyday Magic, Day 791

Sig, who also officiated over our son’s bris, wrote this welcome to our daughter a few days after her birth in April of 1992: The birth...

In Praise of Maxine Kumin: Everyday Magic, Day 785

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Feb 7, 20142 min

In Praise of Maxine Kumin: Everyday Magic, Day 785

How rare is this for a very famous poet with decades of achievements? More rare than Sam Brownback crushing on Hillary Clinton. But...

Goodbye, Dog of Love: Everyday Magic, Day 759

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg

Jan 13, 20143 min

Goodbye, Dog of Love: Everyday Magic, Day 759

We found Mariah at the Humane Society when Daniel, his friend Katie, and I went in looking for a special canine pal for Daniel. Mariah...

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