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Worth celebrating

Yesterday I was rubbing my chin, absentmindedly, as I wrote, and I realized that I was growing a singular bristle-hair on the right-hand side, on my jawline, so I got up and walked to the bathroom and plucked it with some pink tweezers I keep on hand for any such occasions. And then I thoughtContinueContinue reading “Worth celebrating”

What the Lord hath done

One time, when I was dressed in a floor-length gown and I was holding flowers, I sat in the front pew of a church and watched my brother marry a good woman. There is a prayer sometimes used in wedding masses, a special prayer for the wife, full of beautiful words and phrases and wishes–thatContinueContinue reading “What the Lord hath done”

mine

These are my people. And that is my river. Actually, that River is Detroit’s. And those people belong to God. But, He shares them with me. Like last week. When we all gathered and walked through the blessed space that is Belle Isle, an island close to the banks of America and Canada both, andContinueContinue reading “mine”

TBH

I’m still learning. And I tell myself that all the time. “You’re still learning, Nell, it’s a learning curve and you’re still on it.” Enter December. So, I have family members who work for industry in general. And I see things wind down for the holidays. Note this: not in church world. NOT. IN. CHURCH.ContinueContinue reading “TBH”

I just bought four and a half yards of material

Because my fam hosts a dance in like a week and a half (link because: you’re invited) and you know what? I’m down for that challenge. Why accomplish anything unless you have tight deadlines, right? Jesus help us. I went to one fabric store earlier this week. The stuff was okay, but not great. SoContinueContinue reading “I just bought four and a half yards of material”

New Year’s Report

Remember when it was a few months ago and I learned that the retreat I go on EVERY New Years for the past LITERALLY SEVEN OR EIGHT New Years was cancelled this year? I probably told you this. What I didn’t tell you is that it threw me into a leetle bit of a tailspinContinueContinue reading “New Year’s Report”

Synod Report. Part 3.

I was sitting at a table at the Synod when once of the members mentioned it. Mind you, I had neither vote nor voice at the Synod. Rather, I had a notebook and a couple of pens. I was charged with taking notes at a table. “There is a fallacy in today’s culture that oneContinueContinue reading “Synod Report. Part 3.”

BEST SAINT STORY YOU’LL HEAR TODAY

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT A MAN NAMED VITALIS OF GAZA? I will tell you. The man was a hermit, which means he lived a life of sparse pleasures, yo, and a lot of fasting and what not. Probably bugs, too. Well, one day he decided to just not be a hermit anymore,ContinueContinue reading “BEST SAINT STORY YOU’LL HEAR TODAY”

Synod Report. Part 2

I packed the wrong shoes for the Synod. Oh, don’t get me wrong–they were cute and complimented all weekend long. Only, they have a raised heel, and not even that high, but enough to start bothering my feet after the first day on them for hours…and then the second…and then the third. Being on aContinueContinue reading “Synod Report. Part 2”

MINI CAMINO NEW YEARS INFO

Every year for the past EIGHT years I have attended a remarkable retreat over New Year’s at Marytown. Not this year, though. For reasons outside of of knowledge, said retreat is cancelled. My yearly connection with all that is good and holy, my yearly refocus and refresh and rejuvenation…gone. To say I’m lost is likeContinueContinue reading “MINI CAMINO NEW YEARS INFO”