By Esther C. Baird (for wickedlocal.com May 2022) It was 11 pm a time when, like all exciting moms, I am normally long asleep. But instead, I was staring down my driveway at 64 teenagers. Let me repeat that, I said sixty-four teenagers. They were all in formal prom attire, walking towards me like a…
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Dressing Up Spring
April 9, 2022 By Esther C. Baird (currently in between publication in Boston based newspapers) Spring clean-ups are happening in the neighborhood which means it’s Delusional Spring in our world. I try to be optimistic this time of year, but winter was long and cold and a bit of a drag. This fake, spring-like mode,…
The Wonder of it All
Hey Regular Reader, Happy New Year! What’s that? It’s not off to a great start? Really? I hadn’t noticed. Well, maybe I had an inkling when every person I knew got Covid between Christmas and New Years. It was a buzzkill of a New Years Eve. Forget the champagne, America was hopped up on NyQuil…
Loving our neighbor, stabbing our wreaths
By Esther C. Baird (Written for whatever newspaper on the Northshore is still running if not Wickedlocal. December 2021.) Well. Year two trying to juggle the craziest time of the year amongst a pesky little pandemic. We are all exhausted. Burnt out. And so easily triggered. We may be feeling almost anything but good will…
Working on It
By Esther C. Baird Written for the Chronicle & Transcript, Nov 2021 Our 14 year old daughter and I are both in post-concussion therapy. Hers has to do with strengthening muscles so that she’s less prone to getting a concussion next time she’s hit by a ball, or bounces on a wave, or generally has…
Baby, you’re a firework
By Esther Baird First Published in the Chronicle & Transcript, Nov 3, 2021 We’ve been remodeling our kitchen since the dawn of time. Or, you know, July. Supply chains, container ships, backordered everything and all that excitement has been our reality. But for each decision we chose the most timeless option, the one unlikely to…
Slowing down at the speed of light
By Esther C. Baird First published in the Chronicle & Transcript, Oct. 22, 2021 Hey Regular Reader, it’s me. I’ve been writing this column for over 14 years (in one version of this paper or another) and never have I ever had a run where I couldn’t write for so long. But, I’ve had a…
Who’s Entering Your Tent
First published on the enCourage Blog, CDM Ministries of the PCA ESTHER BAIRD|GUEST This summer I’m teaching the I AM statements of Jesus in a ‘Spiritual Life Tent.’ It’s part of a conference center in the Adirondacks near where we live in the summer. And while there are some Christians in the organization, it is…
A Month to Recharge
By Esther C. Baird, first published in the Chronicle & Transcript Aug 2021. Hello regular readers, it’s been a while. I had to survive the end of the school year and the very rainy July. In order for me to live in New England, I require summertime to recharge my sparkle and ability to be pleasant. This…
Just a ‘Normal’ Morning
By Esther C. Baird, first published in the Chronicle and Transcript June 8, 2021 I don’t even want to get into what triggered the Very Bad Morning, I’ll just say that Moose, our 100-pound Bernese Mountain Dog, ate a tinfoil packet full of Old Bay seasoning and raw shrimp and leave it at that. Well,…