In my childhood, I was allowed 8 houses from my own,That driveway the boundary I was to turn ’round when on my tricycle.Another 8 houses out was a road, not very busy, but busy enough when you’re little.In this same era, I heard the story of the Prodigal Son.I always imagined, then, these lines, “…whileContinueContinue reading “The Prodigal”
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Lenten Ideas for ya
It’s the First Sunday of Lent, not Ash Wednesday, and it’s a late Lent to boot. Well…oh well. I have zero actual excusesHere are some ideas for you–ways for you to enter the season. I’ve broken them apart into the typical “themes,” if you will: praying, fasting, and giving alms. Here’s to where God isContinueContinue reading “Lenten Ideas for ya”
Ash Weds 22
Why the ashes? For a lot of reasons, but for me, this year, this one:Because of death. Death: that thing which I cannot ignore away, try as I might, Looking the other way, but being shaken nonetheless at loss, over and over again:-Mitch Albom’s daughter, Chika-Nightbirde whose song about strength I listened to over andContinueContinue reading “Ash Weds 22”
Seashell Nell 