I was so looking forward to the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin College starting tomorrow. And hanging with friends from The High Calling. But Monday night I started to cough. On Tuesday my chest felt heavy, and I lost my voice. I felt utterly exhausted. Got my feathers ruffled. Facebook friends started to […]
I’m Drunk
God’s been romancing me this week. Wooing me in pinks and golds and greens and blues. I drink His beauty, but I can’t get enough. I take photo after photo from the kitchen window of the blooming tree next to the garage, about 40 feet away (and discover that the big girl camera has captured […]
In Which I’m Tired and Discouraged
“Nama! I wanna ge’ up!” I sigh and roll over. It’s not 4 a.m. like it was yesterday, but it’s still dark. And there will be no quiet time again this morning. I feel around on the bed for my robe, swing legs over side, and scuff the floor until my toes find slippers. I […]
They Call Him . . .
September 4, 2012: Today I’m linking this post with the synchroblog celebrating the release of Inciting Incidents, where six creatives share their stories about collisions of dreams and disappointments, of clashes between faith and the “reality of our broken planet.” Be sure to explore the Inciting Incidents website–including the free gifts and a boatload of free […]
God Doesn’t Like Fun
I should be prepping for the class I need to teach. But here’s the episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy and Ricky meet. And then the one where Lucy races the horse. Then the one where the whole gang along with Fred MacMurray hunt for uranium. I hear Grace in the kitchen. She’s laughing […]
When You Need to Remember
Ash Wednesday. Ashes. The words triggered one of those grief waves. One in which I remember my mom wheeling out to the living room to say she was rooting for the Yankees while we whooped it up for the Tigers. It’s the last memory I have of being at home with her before […]
In Which I’m Interrupted
I curl into my fluffy white bathrobe. The fragrance of Country Chic lotion mingles with the faint scent of bleach. The morning sun streams through the front window, and a red cardinal eyes me from a bare branch. I cup my hands around my His-compassions-never-fail mug and inhale the aroma of fresh-perked black coffee. Then I […]
Because it’s My Birthday: Horseshoe Lake (revisited)
I planned to skip today. I mean, celebrating my birthday with the one who gave me birth being gone now two days shy of only two months just seemed–well, too hard. I even stripped my birthdate off my Facebook profile so it could pass quietly. I tried to share my feelings with one family member–perhaps […]
Surprised by Light
This is the day the Lord has made. And I am sad. I’ve misplaced my joy today. I’ve been thinking about my mom again. And I’ve been struggling to see her face. Why can’t I see her face? The box she gave me last summer still sits next to the pine grain bin in the […]
If You’re Grieving . . . Embrace Your Wild Side
Sunday was a God day. I wrote about it here. And the comments. Well, they’re God things to me, too. But I forgot to mention the zoo. The pastor talked about it before he launched into his message. Well, I guess it was part of the message when you think about it. That whole […]
