The Swedish apple that’s hung on our tree every year for over 40 years. Except probably this year. I sign into Twitter, and this is the first tweet I see by @DenaDyer: Pearl One: A Christmas of Kindness http://bit.ly/t2Ll0n Did she spell it right? Pearl? Not purl? I click over to find out. It’s a God […]
I’m Feelin’ It
I want to write, I say. But I’m not feelin’ it. Make a list of the objects that are around you, she says. Just play with the list. I look around. It’s a long list. A messy list. Stacks of photo albums in blue and brown and red and pink. A half-eaten peanut butter cup […]
Aunt Emma
Today Lisa Jo asks us to stop, drop, and write for five minutes on the word, “catch,” without worrying if what we write is right. GO! “Look! Penguins!” I was maybe four years old, and we were at the train station. Great-Aunt Emma had come from out of state for a visit. Sister Mary Lucinda. […]
Just an Ordinary Friday – Not!
It’s Five Minute Friday, and Lisa Jo is asking us to spring off the word, “ordinary.” Five minutes of free writing–no overthinking, no editing. And when you finish reading this, head over to taste some of the other offerings. READY! SET! GO! Just an ordinary Friday morning. We slept with the windows open, though. I […]
Textures of Text: Getting Down with Jesus
She’s a blogging friend, a contributing editor for The High Calling network and a cross-eyed sister. She’s taught me to see crosses in all kinds of places. And now she has me looking for the letter Y. Her name is Jennifer Dukes Lee. And I think she’s pretty special. She used to be a news […]
