Faith Barista Bonnie asks us to write about “Finding the One.” So today I offer up this reworked repost as a shot of encouragement to remind us that God is at work in our lives even when we’re not looking or asking. April 1971. Only eighteen months into my nursing career and already burned out […]
Window on Writing: Ode to Yogurt
It’s another T.S. Poetry challenge. What can you find for 99 cents? Take a picture. Write a poem. Ode to Yogurt We met at the crossroads of the coolers in the middle of the aisle you so strawberry sweet thick and creamy smooth a ninety-nine cent bargain culture in a spoon.
Textures of Text: Book Review ~ Story Engineering by Larry Brooks
My shelves sag with writing books. But this one won’t make it to the shelf any time soon. Story Engineering demands a second reading. Maybe a third. A lingering over several paragraphs and pages. Because there is so much here. Yes, he does repeat a lot, but that’s what my brain needs. Repetition in various […]
Monday Meditation: Holy Roses?
Holy roses? Seemed so last year. But this year? Hardly. I bought this Knock-Out to plant in Rose Dog’s memory because it’s supposed to be hardly hardy. As well as drought tolerant, self-cleaning (whatever that means), disease resistant, and requires little to no maintenance. My kind of plant. It survived its first winter. Me = […]
Sunday Seasoned Sayings: God’s Kingdom is Like . . .
God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then accidentally found by a trespasser. The finder is ecstatic—what a find!—and proceeds to sell everything he owns to raise money and buy that field. ~Matthew 13:44 (Message)
Saturday Snaps: Small Town Memorial Day Parade
137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America’s most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed – it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. ~Doc Hastings
Fuel for the Weekend: Coming Clean
“We have a problem.” I hate those words. The problem first showed itself in my husband’s basement office, which adjoins the “water softener room.” Which was swimming. But that wasn’t the origin. It came from the room that adjoins the water softener room–the “furnace room.” It’s not really the furnace room. Only the fuel oil […]
Through and Through Life: Birthday Way
She resists the smooth and even concrete. She resists the cool and soft grass. The birthday girl wants to travel the rough road. The gravel way. And so we walk. Down and circle up. Up and circle down. Crunching and scuffing. Head down. Until she stops and squats to examine the shapes and colors. Scoops […]
God in the Yard: The End~Hospitality
Embrace the life you have before it’s gone. ~L.L. Barkat Please, God, let my parents come and beat her up. We’d had a sword battle with pencils, Penny and I. And Mrs. Smith rapped my 7-year-old knuckles. But not Penny’s. So I turned around and scribbled on Penny’s picture. And now I stood in the […]
Monday Meditation: Memorial Day Morning at Maple Hill (repost)
Maple Hill saw lots of activity this past week. Sprucing up. Decorating. The cemetery is awash in flags. The American Legion places them on the graves of veterans every year. There’s been activity there since early this morning, too. Entry flags hung and raised to half staff. Preparations for memorial service. I took a slow […]
