The tipping point of winter came on Tuesday. I was able to take a walk after work and breathe deep down into toes. Shoulder muscles relaxed as I listened to the same new song over and over. It felt like hope was being infused in the molecules of the air, a raw waking up after… Continue reading On Spring, Poetry and a New Song
I’ve learned to recognize this feeling. February was a season of tiny margins, cold and gray days mixed with stubborn flu symptoms that sapped any scrap of leftover energy. The “You Need to Run Away” feeling showed up, sat down on my lap and refused to be ignored. Thankfully Grace provided a free Friday. There were… Continue reading The Day I Ran Away
For the second time we followed the call to gather. This year the gathering looked like 87 women, from high school to retirement, from 18 different churches within a 5 county area of southeast Kansas. We are still processing what a miracle these stats reveal. The call to belief in God and living that faith out… Continue reading Real Faith in a Small Town
Was it me or did January 2015 last approximately 2 1/2 days? My book journal has sat on the desk all month waiting for me to create a list of books from last year. This exercise makes me happy and because it’s now my third year in a row, a tradition it shall become. A… Continue reading 2014 Book List
It might just me be, but it seems that a foot works better when attached to a leg. It doesn’t mean they are shaped the same or have the same function. Just the same purpose, which is to work together for the good of the person to whom they belong. I grew up in an era… Continue reading IF God is Real, Then Its Time to Live Like It
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