But the artificial obvious is hard to see. My eyes account for less than one percent of the weight of my head; I’m bony and dense; I see what I expect. ~Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Word Count: 31 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. […]
One Word Less for Lent 2015 – 32
Llamapalooza Two llamas (minus red pajamas) were on the lam. The townspeople gave hot pursuit to no avail until Lassoman rumbled in ram tough and looped the loop to end the llama drama. Word Count: 32 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. If you like Shepard Smith (Fox News), you can watch his reporting of this […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 33
A Scroll Through Facebook I feel like I just stepped into the wardrobe, and I’m waiting, waiting for “spring” in so many ways, just waiting for summer, running toward the mirage of the perfect life. Cannot wait. Word Count: 33 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 34
The pencil’s the thing that scratches down my cor, turns me inside out. But this lead wobbles like a loose tooth. That tip is a splintered dry socket. And I can’t find a pen. Word Count: 34 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here. In the stillness, Sandy […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 35
For the price of a bag of oranges I’ll be an ass for my id look ten years younger redefined revitalized renewed the wizard says just follow the yellow brick road for a trial run. Word Count: 35 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here In […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 36
Creation’s writing love notes, inking jeweled lines on blue parchment and punctuating with a kiss of red. Snow dust spills in sunlight like makeup glitter, and life’s being conceived under a white sheet… hope of spring. Word count: 36 All the One Word Less for Lent 2015 posts are bundled here In the stillness, […]
One Less Word For Lent 2015 – 37 (Still Saturday)
“Jesus loved the secret places, getting out of the crowd, walking away to stop and enjoy the beauty of the creation, living each detail to its fullest knowing that our journey in this world can be short . . .” Word Count: 37 ~Jonathan Altmonte Graduate of Compassion’s Leadership Development Program (Jonathan was host […]
One Word Less For Lent 2015 – 38
One papered me with stickers The other readjusted, removed, stuck herself. They squabbled. We were baffled. Time for timeout? Yuleisy got to the bottom of it She’s fighting for you, she said, because her friend has offended you. In the stillness, Sandy Note: These sweet girls are part of Compassion’s Child Survival Program in the […]
One Word Less for Lent 2015 – 39
They spread a table with handcrafted hospitality. Take one, they say, and when enough is certain, take another. We, proud, hesitate to accept a free gift. But in the end it’s not about the gift it’s about the love. Word Count: 39 Love has endless ways of being expressed ~ Holley Gerth Note: I took a whole suitcase […]
One Word Less for Lent 2015 – 40
Sunday starts with mourning a headless dove. In church we nibble cinnamon rolls, sip coffee, speak of grace and peace because we are the people of the cross. But there was blood on the beach, and Sunday ends in mourning. Word Count: 40 In memory of 21 Egyptian Christians, beheaded by ISIS, martyred for their faith. 1. Miliad […]
