“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. There was a point during a brief trip to my hometown over the holidays that I stood outside a skating rink with our daughters. Had it not been for a career twist… Continue reading Beautiful from every angle
Category: spiritual life
Praying like it is cancer
“Bad news should always come after lunch.. first thing in the morning everything left a bruise.” Stephen King, American novelist A mess, for sure. But, where there's life, there's hope. Some things I'd really rather not know. But, try as I might to keep bad news at bay, information just keeps rolling in. For at… Continue reading Praying like it is cancer
Time on my hands, weight off my back
"Let it go. Let it go." Elsa Sometimes life sends you subtle signals that a season is changing. Other times, it's more like a karate chop. One of the latter hit me over Christmas and involved an unusually long school holiday, a desire to not be mugged and seven hours of interstate driving. Pretty, yes.… Continue reading Time on my hands, weight off my back
I lost baby Jesus!
(He's back -- found while decorating the 2019 tree this weekend! But, this 2018 post still wraps up what the season means for me. I hope it speaks to your heart, as well!) "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to… Continue reading I lost baby Jesus!
I should have eaten more cheese
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” Willie Nelson, American musician Not long before my bodily self went utterly lactose intolerant, I stood in a market in Pittsburgh's Strip District and eyed an aged cheese hanging from the ceiling by lovely twists of rope. Sigh. We were already loaded… Continue reading I should have eaten more cheese
