I ran into a friend of mine, now-ordained, at an event where we were both volunteering. On the way to our cars, I asked if he would hear my confession, and he said he would, so we paused, in the cold January air, in a salt-stained back parking lot off of a busy road. TheContinue reading "3. Based on true events"
February challenge
Last year I tried to write a piece of poetry every day for the month of February. This lasted decently well for the first two weeks. And then, sadly, one of my dearest friends was in a life-threatening accident involving an ambulance and unconsciousness and recovery and, to this day, there are things that hisContinue reading "February challenge"
2. The holy (broken) family
Maybe St. Joseph Was just as broken as My father. We paint a rosy picture-- Joseph cradles a sleeping Mary Joseph covers the baby Jesus Joseph works in his shop And the doves gather As the lilies bloom. But maybe We're wrong. And our heart-cries For perfection have forgotten: Joseph was not announced by anContinue reading "2. The holy (broken) family"
1. To the saints we never knew
Ignatius was a soldier whose leg was crushed one day in battle. Luckily (for him, for us), he was given medical care, and his leg healed. Only...it healed crooked. And Ignatius was vain. So, he order the doctors do him a solid and...re-break his leg. Which they did, in hopes that it would heal inContinue reading "1. To the saints we never knew"
Happenings.
Half of the blood in my veins comes from a peoples easily addicted to fire water, and the other half from folks with a tendency towards obsessive compulsions and, while I've done a pretty good job of avoiding both of those things, I do tend to get reallllllly into whatever hobby I'm feeling at theContinue reading "Happenings."
Stories from the desert
I once sat in a table discussion at a workshop We were asked to share about God's work in our lives. Every story, told, took a matter of minutes. But, I was struck that every story used a phrase like, "And a long time later," Or, "Over the course of years..." To say a phraseContinue reading "Stories from the desert"
A simply delightful weekend
I have two mentors. They've both been like, "So, taking time for yourself," and this has been a process that has taken a lot of time (*cough* a year *cough*), BUT, this weekend I dutifully marked as "recovery weekend" which meant no responsibilities to anyone except myself (I'm looking at you: job-that-I-love) and therein beganContinue reading "A simply delightful weekend"
It was my cousin’s birthday
Yesterday. A birthday. This is for my cousin, Hanna, who turned older yesterday. I think that we actually turn older every day, while maintaining the memory of before. But, still, it is good to remember days-of-birth, so I texted some electronic flowers. We went camping this year, in the summer, hiked the best hikes, hadContinue reading "It was my cousin’s birthday"
Makin’ stuff
I have a wedding coming up this weekend, a delightful event, full of wonder, and maybe I'll write more about that. But, until then...I've been working on a new skirt. (Sketch above). I picked out some material a few weeks back, the store is kind of a potluck of stores--you never know what you'll find.Continue reading "Makin’ stuff"
Weird things about sleeping
Y'all, I get writer's block like the best of us. So I'm going to tell you 10 things about sleeping, in an effort to reach a couple hundo words in the next few minutes. Also, if you couldn't guess...I'm a little tired. 🙂 Go me. 1. There is a neighborhood I live in only inContinue reading "Weird things about sleeping"
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