My father has a theory. My father has lots of theories. Some interesting, some ignorant, some humorous, and some are just downright insane. My father, he’s an interesting man, and I suppose he is somewhat insane. But I guess we… Read More ›
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Ruminating on God
Ruminating is what I do, perhaps a little too much sometimes, and not enough at other times. Two things I ruminate often on are my divorce and my relationship with God. Of course there are various other things I contemplate… Read More ›
Chunk and My Overworked Imagination
My imagination gets overworked sometimes. Ok, in all honesty, my imagination gets overworked many times. I recently, for the first time in over eight years, applied for a job. When I went to request the employee packet to fill out,… Read More ›
The Mess Which Bespoke
Ugh!!! There were several pairs of shoes, their shoes, littering the dining room floor which is where the front door was. As soon as they entered, their shoes were kicked off, leaving the shoe bin (purchased specifically for…well, shoes) feeling neglected… Read More ›
Only Pillars of Salt
I grew up with Bible stories – Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark, God parting the Red Sea for Moses and the Israelites, Samson and Delilah, David and Goliath, the wall of Jericho – but the one that has resonated… Read More ›
I Have a Little Shelf
I have a little shelf that holds my treasures. No one would think twice about the items on this shelf: a Lego figure of a famous Harry Potter character, a piece of wood, a cross, and a card. To the… Read More ›
Sometimes I Feel an Echo
via Daily Prompt: Echo Sometimes I hear an echo, only it is not quite a sound but rather a memory. Or perhaps a memory of a feeling. Like yesterday, when I saw him standing there and I felt a giddy… Read More ›
Swallowing Darkness
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.” Thirty-nine-years-ago, a light came into the world in the form of a slimy, mucous-covered ball… Read More ›
Remembering Love
She had loved him. It was as though she were waking up from a long sleep to these feelings that she had held for this man all along. Feelings that had been buried, suppressed, in a deep, deep sleep. The… Read More ›
Rearranging: Embracing Impermanence and Letting Go
I like to rearrange, change, reconstruct, and readjust. I do it all the time. Why in the past four years I’ve shaved my head bald twice. I’m talking Buddha bald. Just. Like. That. I gained eighty pounds, hiding my once… Read More ›
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