It snowed every day while we were in Germany. It was snow globe snow. It was light and fine and filled with air. Cold air. Every day, as H and I walked around this city or that, I thought my cheeks were going to freeze into small, round blocks of ice, then slide right down the front of my coat, and …
A Drop In The Ocean
"I do words; not math or science." I've said that for as long as I can remember. It was true, and I thought my little quip was cute. I had that part of my life figured out. It was in a box, tied with a bow. No need to open. Let's move on. Words were enough for me. I'd get all goosebumpy …
Salem Baptist Church
"Let's go to the black church today," H said yesterday morning. If you put on your best Nancy Drew or Encyclopedia Brown hat, you will deduce two things from that statement. First, the church we attend on a regular basis is not a "black" church, and second, there aren't many black churches in our …
Darkwood Brew
Well, we missed church. Sort of. We had every intention of driving to Omaha to attend Darkwood Brew. Darkwood Brew meets at 5 on Sunday evenings. Unfortunately, I thought they started at 6. When I sat down at 4:30 to get directions to plug into my phone, I realized the error of my ways. Even if we …
The Importance of Showing Up
friend [frend] noun: a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. OK, so this is the picture from the first year I went to Hilton Head for the (in)courage writers' beach retreat. It was 2011, and I was terrified. Can you tell from the picture? Ann Voskamp took it. With …
Scary Church
Did I mention H is on sabbatical? No? Hmmm.... His sabbatical began on Christmas Day and we got up early to catch a 5:45 AM flight to Pennsylvania. I highly recommend traveling on Christmas Day, on the first flight out of your local airport. It was easy breezy. No delays. No crowds. Everyone was …