I have this scar. It’s fully four inches long and runs from the center of my palm up the inside of my wrist, skimming the vein. Pooh, a part Siamese from years past, sat on the kitchen counter, focused on something invisible in the sink. So focused that when I picked him up, he went […]
Word Gardener
I tried to hand pull some weeds today. And then I hacked with the hoe. But it was so hot. And there were so many. I couldn’t find the mounds around which I had dutifully poked some cantaloupe seeds. Back in the height of my May planting fever. I accidentally yanked out a sugar pea […]
15 Lessons From My Garden
First harvest 1. Weeds multiply. Fast. 2. A pruned plant is a healthy plant. 3. Overgrowth hides new fruit and drags it down. 4. It’s hard to support an overgrown plant without breaking it. 5. Mosquitoes thrive in overgrowth. 6. There’s a snake in my garden. 7. Don’t plant seeds called “flower mix.” 8. Only […]
Playing With Poetry
I’ve been playing with poetry and have dared to post some poems over on my other blog. I think it’s helping me to be more creative in fewer words. Here are a couple of my recent attempts. Friday Night Baseball Another Friday night wrapped in soft cool leather arms that hold me as I scream […]
A Paper Bag, a Window, and a Tongue Blade
Note: This somewhat silly post is in response to a group writing project on “Bosses” over at the High Calling Blogs. I worked in a small OB/GYN practice early in my nursing career. I “managed” a satellite office, where I “bossed” only myself for four days, and worked at the main office on Fridays. I […]
Squirrel Thoughts – 2
It’s Thursday again. Time for Duane Scott’s Pleasantly Disturbed Blog Carnival. He says it’s a regular feature until October 23, 2013. I don’t know how he chose that date, but . . . SQUIRREL! “I am a bad wife. I handed my husband a stack of TV dinners and said, “Choose one.” That’s what I […]
Lessons from Basketball Camp
Gracee’s kind of a wimp. Well, she used to be anyway. The littlest scratch required a magnifying glass and a box of tissues to absorb all the tears. Drama queen. So we were all thrilled, as well as more than a little apprehensive, when she agreed to play soccer last fall. And then she actually […]
Swallowed by His Strength
Miles of trialsand sorrow smilessink deep the feetin silence speakof eagle wing and singwith fear-sliced heartand trace the scarof sacrificeand blood-stained sheetwhere hidden knifecarves hurting fleshkneel trembling to weep for herand rise againto face what mayits breadth and lengthwith weakness swallowedby His strength. “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. […]
Book Review–Chronological Guide to the Bible
The Chronological Guide to the Bible is a handy little reference tool that attempts to provide an historical arrangement to the Biblical text. It’s designed to help one “follow the flow of events in the Scriptures and see where sacred history and secular history converge into one story of salvation.” To do that, the authors […]
Simplicity in a Shell
This shell dish houses shells (mixed with Claire Burke potpourri) gathered from past trips to the sea. It sits on my dresser and reminds me of times I’ve shed the shell of everyday to seek solitude and simplicity. To stroll a stretch of beach in the early morning and gather treasures in my spirit as […]
