I go to prepare a place for you
Until that which we write, we think, we pray, comes to life, we are noisy gongs and clanging cymbals. This is the pre-Easter world, the pre-Easter us. Oh, the list. Thank God, the baby Jesus was born into a smelly stable. At least He knew what He was getting himself into, or at least He […]
Love doesn’t leave
“I’m not leaving his side.” This is the expression of love. A love so deep that it proclaims, nothing is separating us. I am staying right here… in case he needs something, in case he hurts, to prevent him from getting lost or wandering away, so he won’t be confused or lonely. This is the […]
If my life is a single statement, then
“A human life is a single statement.” ~ Howard Thurman (in With Head and Heart) Isn’t that a fascinating thought in light of … “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God…All things came into being through him.” ~ John 1:1-3 And “In the beginning when God […]
Every Country’s Native Son
If one man’s life healed a nation. Can the death of One Man heal a world?
The wide arc of change
Every generation sees change that needs making. Wrongs that need righting. Laws that need repealing. Injustices that need addressing. The young want to turn things around on a dime, right now. I love that about youth. They want things to be different and they want to be the difference. Age and wisdom teach that change, […]
Home Coming
I’m in a hole. The further down I go, the darker it gets. Oh, I don’t know I’m in a hole. I’m busy with projects and activities, schedules and travel. I scurry to complete, scour to clean up, check for misaligned pieces and missing parts. Anyone who looks my way would likely call me capable, […]
Love: A communal project
“If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a model is worth a thousand pictures.” What an interesting image that presents for me, a writer, who seeks to paint pictures with her words and a scientist, who seeks to put everything together as a working model. The man who shared this with me, it […]
Hidden Writing
Displaced from my usual writing spot at my desk and even my special springtime spot on the front porch, I settled (grudgingly) onto a picnic table on the back porch. The writing surface is a bit grimy and uneven so I brought out some lovely place mats to smooth over my discomfort. No go. When […]
Trespassers will be forgiven
When I google “trespassers will be,” I get these hits: Trespassers will be … They mean to say, this is private property. We don’t want you here. Gone are the days when cutting through your neighbor’s yard to get to your friend’s house is okay. We know not to trespass; there will be consequences. I […]
Don’t meet deadlines: cross finish lines!
Nearly everyday I chastise myself for not finishing something. In fact, I say that it is God’s great joke that I have a business called Fit2Finish and I never finish anything. What is it about “finishing” that impedes my progress? People tell me to “set deadlines.” And when I do, I get stuff done, almost always by […]