There was a season not long ago when the mention of Christmas brought the same snarl to my heart as a child opening a shaker of glitter in my kitchen would. Why? Just why? "Festival of Consumption," I grumbled inwardly while outwardly going through the motions expected of the mother of small children. Then I… Continue reading On Advent, 10 foot tall Bumbles and blinging all the way
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Revisiting my mother’s Jesus
My mom's been gone more than three years now. That's long enough for me to have winnowed through most of her possessions, but not all. There's still some papers. I somehow have the cemetery lot deeds for literally everyone in the family -- as if the land where they are buried might be repossessed at… Continue reading Revisiting my mother’s Jesus
A trail of book crumbs
I thought I knew all the juicy family "secrets." The marriages, the not-quite marriages and, well, the one about the many-greated uncle -- a farmer who was shot to death on a dirt road I have actually walked. The story is that my relative discovered someone was stealing his chicken feed and he poisoned the… Continue reading A trail of book crumbs
Is 2020 too big for God?
Big world problems? Bigger God! "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost." Romans 15:13 KJV Is 2020 too big for God? No. And, here's why I know this. Picture it: Early 1970s California. Hippies so… Continue reading Is 2020 too big for God?
When the script flips
One day, you're jetting willy nilly through the grocery store. The next, you're wearing a mask and gloves, stopping for a temperature check on the way into the store and following directional arrows on the floor while you search for a single roll of toilet paper. One day, you're hoping the world is better than… Continue reading When the script flips
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 