Sunday, October 23 We have to say goodbye again. Nobody wants to talk about it. I bake giant blueberry muffins and take short orders– scrambled eggs for one, oatmeal for another. How do I always end up in the kitchen? We sun. We swim. We play. We laugh. We grill. We eat. We pack. […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 22 #SouthFloridaBound
Saturday, October 22 Ten of us wake up in our son’s perfect-for-four apartment, D and I on an air mattress crammed in the playroom. (Later tonight D will lose his balance on too little air when he rises to visit the restroom, tumble back into bed, then to the floor and set a […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 21 #SouthFloridaBound
Friday, October 21 Today we’re facing down danger in Florida– not alligators nor sharks nor fireants nor mosquitoes nor Nile crocodiles nor Burmese pythons. Today we’re going to get our kicks not on Route 66 but on what many deem to be the most deadly or at least second deadly stretch of highway in the country, Interstate 95 heading […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 20 #SouthFloridaBound
Thursday, October 20 Nearly half a century ago we vowed to adopt the stance that we would not add to the world’s problems, that zero meant more, that we’d be free to make the world a better place. But then our world turned upside down when we were moved to Florida. We filed to sever […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 17 #SouthFloridaBound
Monday, October 17 I’m re-reading yesterday’s church bulletin. Well, it’s not really a bulletin. A bulletin outlines an order of service, tells one what to expect. We didn’t know what to expect when we decided to drive into downtown Fort Lauderdale to visit. The building itself takes up what must be half a block. […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 15 #SouthFloridaBound
Saturday October 15 Red flags everywhere. Not a green one to be found. Not since I’ve been here. D remembers being caught in a rip current once. (They move faster than an Olympic swimmer, they say.) He thought he might drown, but he remembered the rules. Call for help. Stay calm. Don’t fight against […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 14 #SouthFloridaBound
Siri forced me to drive down Ft. Lauderdale Beach Boulevard Friday, October 14 Siri has taken me to the mall, and now I’m in a dressing room with Gayle. Gayle has a measuring tape draped around her neck. I disrobe from the waist up. “I feel like I’m in a doctor’s office,” I quip. Gayle and […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 13 #SouthFloridaBound
Thursday, October 13 Today I’m lying awake helping the morning, a thousand mornings. I’m crossing the waters into rhythms of rest and the joy of poetry, poetry at work in me. I’m discovering hope. even if nobody speaks of remarkable things, and I’m finding livelihood in this adventure of ascent along the broken way. […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 12 #SouthFloridaBound
Wednesday, October 12 Today I’m stepping out with my best friend. Siri, where’s the nearest nail salon? Oh, good. I noticed your nails were getting sharp. Siri can be a little sharp herself. But we go exploring, and I get clipped, salted, scrubbed, and lotioned. At Publix I help a man find the cottage cheese. He’s on his […]
31 Days of Moving Reflections – Day 11 #SouthFloridaBound
Tuesday, October 11 Today I’m making not home home A place for everything in its place until we find a new place Until we find a home.