Marsha Rivers

Mother, minister, writer, runner, nature noticer, culture observer, life analyzer. Married to Mr @Orleans_Hub.

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

One can only do so much in one day! #amiright

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

This weather has me feeling like there aren’t enough blankets in the world! And it’s not nearly winter yet. #trouble

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

You have to start somewhere, even if you’re starting over again for the 427th time #thoughtswhilejogging #slowly

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

@BrendaBTremblay Ha!

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Enjoying the nurture of nature at camp this week #covenantacres

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

The Bible doesn’t say, “Live a life of efficiency...” Love is the goal. (Ephesians 5:2) Pure, earnest, noble, soul-satisfying love. #bible #basics #goals

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

#forksoverknives for dinner tonight

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

This what post-gumption looks like 😆

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

There’s a gush of gumption rushing my way — I just know it!

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

The eagle has landed. 🦅

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Didn’t start the weekend intending to clean out the garage for the first time in 15 years, but then I realized: I’m nesting! Firstborn flies home tomorrow! #godspeed

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Mosquito bite on my earlobe. Yep—it’s summer!

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

This eve after a long, difficult day, I came home to the usual barrage of questions from my inquisitive daughter & thought: “It’s like living w/ a journalist! Wait — I already live w/ a journalist!” Yes, I live w/ *two* journalists — one age 44, the other age 7. @orleans_hub

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Every time I go to Mount Albion Cemetery for a stroll, I wonder what has kept me away from this lovely place. And the answer smacks of irony: Life. Life has kept me away from the cemetery. #mountalbion

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Pretty proud of this pretty cake I just scored for 75% off at @TopsMarkets! (What can I say? I’m my mother’s daughter!) #bargain #mothersday #weekoldbakedgoods

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Another overflowed toilet (same house, different toilet); a pneumonia diagnosis for that “croup-y” kid (!); and an unintentional revisitation of a painful memory (what was I thinking?!) — all overpowered by the whiff of lilac that wafted over from the neighbor’s yard. #grateful

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Among the things I wasn’t thinking when prospecting for my future husband: Will this guy make a good tooth fairy someday? But he is. #itsthelittlethings #grateful

[Melissa Ostrom @melostrom]

Rochester, N.Y. folks, if you’re free at 7:00 on the evening of Tuesday, May 29 and interested in YA historical fiction, join me! I’ll be at Mendon Public Library reading from and discussing THE BELOVED WILD, my debut. Free event. Just call to register! 💚 https://t.co/6O72nWbI1C

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

Today began w/ an overflowed toilet, a croup-y kid, an ingrown toenail & an empty bag of coffee beans. But at drop-off time, I beheld a magnificent maple tree next to the entrance of the school. The glimmer of gratitude that brought to my beleaguered spirit will light whole day.

[Marsha Rivers @mboltonrivers]

@bobconfer I know it! I was listening to the news coverage and thinking, “Didn’t any of these eager beaver betters take college statistics?!”