Sarah Condon

Skaneateles

Photo Editor at The Observer-Dispatch

Photographer. Dog Lover. Equestrian. Foodie. Fashionista. @RIT Grad.

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Articles

We Do Not Do This Because It Is Easy

Jun 12, 2024 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

But Because We Thought It Would Be Easy Sarah Condon — “We Do Not Do This Because it Is Easy, But Because We Thought it Would Be Easy” from Mockingbird on Vimeo. Sign up for the Mockingbird Newsletter Δ
From Your Child’s School: the End of the Year Newsletter

May 22, 2024 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

A Plea for Some Relief As this school year begins to wind down, I find myself baffled at the way that my children’s sartorial demands are ratcheting up. If you are unfamiliar, I am speaking of the School Newsletter. In it, we learn that the last week (or God, forbid, month) is full of themed dressing. Dress like a tourist day, Barbie/Ken day, monochromatic day, and my most favorite, Allergy Awareness Day. And yes, these are all real examples.
Tragic Forgiveness

Mar 12, 2024 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

The Hand of God in the Face of Unimaginable Loss From the recent conference, Fallen & Free: Grace in the Ruins. Sign up for the Mockingbird Newsletter Δ
Happy Ash Valentine's Day

Feb 13, 2024 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

Bucket Lists, Sexy Parrot Cards, and Ash Wednesday “We gotta go on more trips together,” my friend said to me, “we are at that age were people start to die of weird cancers. And she’s not wrong. As I write this, I am waiting on biopsy results for one friend while also watching another friend go through her third round of cancer at 39.
Revenge Vampires

Jan 31, 2024 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

Retribution, Violence, and … Mercy A few years ago we decided to buy a little house in Oxford, Mississippi. With my parents dead, it made sense for us to have a place where we could be close to family. It is an idyllic place. Regularly featured on numerous “Top 10 Places to Retire,” Oxford has it all: great food, incredible arts scene, football, and a lovely community. People have been nothing but kind to us when we are there.
Put the Sad Back in Christmas

Dec 14, 2023 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

Enough With the Forced Holly Jolly There I was, minding my own business, trying to fight off perimenopausal bone density loss while lifting weights at my local YMCA, when all of the sudden Joni Mitchell came to do me in. I have never been someone who cries at music. And I have heard her song “River” on plenty of occasions. But I am middle aged now and I have had my fair share of humbling and losses and humbling losses. And her lost love song meets Christmas carol took me down where I stood.
The Terribly Good News About Sanctification - Mockingbird

Nov 1, 2023 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

“Thanks,” I said, “we’ve suffered a lot together. That’s why we are close.” A few months ago I was standing in church with my brother, sister-in-law, their new baby, and our two kids. A young woman tapped me on the shoulder at the end of the service and said, “You all are such a beautiful family! You seem so close. It was really nice to sit behind you.”I knew what she meant. Since we lost my parents a few years ago, we are close.
Dear Gracie ... How Do I Manage the Overwhelm of A.I.?

Oct 26, 2023 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

This year, 11 of my 127 students (that I know of) wrote final essays with A.I., and I’m about ready to throw in the towel. The following is a selection from the regular advice column published in the The Mockingbird magazine. Questions for Gracie for the upcoming “Home” Issue of the magazine are currently being accepted. If you want advice for yourself (or a “friend”), send questions, with a pseudonym, to [email protected]. All emails will be kept confidential.
The Best Boss You'll Ever Have

Aug 23, 2023 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

I was told I was beloved and worthy and so I began to believe it and act accordingly. The following excerpt comes from Churchy: The Real Life Adventures of a Wife, Mom, and Priest:In 2013 the Harvard Business Review published a study called “If Your Boss Thinks You’re Awesome, You Will Become More Awesome.” Their research proved what every low (wo)man on the totem pole already knew: If your boss treats you like a great employee, it will make you less likely to be a bad one.
When Cain and Abel Meet Again

Jul 17, 2023 | mbird.com | Sarah Condon

We cannot forget that even scripture does not get the final word. Heaven does. This reflection originally appeared in today’s entry of Daily Grace: The Mockingbird Devotional, Vol. 2:It can be very tempting to read the Old and New Testaments like a before-and-after home makeover: No one understood the space before the designers came in! What’s with the old carpets and wallpaper? Was this even a real house?