So way back in June of 2013 I wrote a post about the church I grew up in and guilt and faith and . . . well it was basically one of those rant-ish posts that I hit Publish on maybe before I should have. And it was also one of those posts that is …
Tag: life
Timelessness
I went to a funeral yesterday. My great uncle passed away. Three different people spoke at the funeral, including another great uncle. And they all told stories about Uncle Billy. We laughed a lot there, all boxed up in a stuffy funeral home and surrounded by funeral flowers. He wasn’t rich or famous; he was …
Breath
I hit a bird on the way to church today. It flew right into my van, and I couldn’t avoid it. In my side mirror, I watched the black wings stutter and the body fall to the ground. At church, I looked at the new icons. Jesus is finally in our dome, as he should …
Deep Thoughts with Peter Pan and Dr. Seuss
I realize the blog has been quiet lately. Life has been overwhelming me. I just haven’t been able to wear all the “hats” lately. I haven’t gotten up for my early writing hour in about three weeks, and I’m a bit unmotivated to do the work of writing right now. The days speed by, and …
The Wild Iris
The Wild Iris At the end of my suffering there was a door. Hear me out: that which you call death I remember. Overhead, noises, branches of the pine shifting. Then nothing. The weak sun flickered over the dry surface. It is terrible to survive as consciousness buried in the dark earth. Then it was …