“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” Corrie ten Boom, author, Dutch resistance, WWII My roommate of long ago recently became a nun. Not the kind of nun who wears pantsuits and works in a hospital. She is more like the sisters from Sound of Music. Full habit. Cloistered away from most outside… Continue reading Love in working clothes
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Wrapped in light
"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” American author Mark Twain If the dictates of fashion and inter-cultural politics ever allow women of no color to go about wearing full-body Indian saris, I'm in. Not only are they insanely pretty, they beat the yoga pants off the competition when… Continue reading Wrapped in light
Finely balanced network
“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” A.A. Milne, "Winnie-the-Pooh" Today's post was -- in my late-night, writerly thoughts -- originally titled "Cloud of Witnesses." Then, a friend introduced me to the above phrase. "Observant Jews give thanks every morning for a… Continue reading Finely balanced network
Coming apart at the seams
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon." St. Francis of Assisi The first time I saw an article of clothing rise from the dead, I was a college student. It was a biking sweater owned by my roommate's European boyfriend. "I know you can fix it," he pleaded in… Continue reading Coming apart at the seams
Appalachian spring
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” Hal Borland, American author, journalist, naturalist Though members of our household who are not teenagers are still wearing socks, spring has finally come to Appalachia. And, if the past repeats itself, it will come on quickly. Budding leaves held back by the cold will explode. Ice… Continue reading Appalachian spring
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