I have never particularly liked little dogs. I guess growing up with a German Shepherd, I just didn’t see the point in small yip-yip dogs. They always seemed to me to be more accessories for their owners than animals. Bill’s parents had multiple chihuahuas and toy poodles, and most were cute, but I just … Continue reading Ode to Peanut
Deconstruction
Deconstructed food is all the rage these days. It involves separating the components of a dish, and presenting them together. You can have a deconstructed cake, salad, or main dish. Any food item that is usually mixed together can be “unmixed” and served in its separate parts. Chefs will tell you that the way to … Continue reading Deconstruction
Dear Christ Followers
Dear Christ Followers, Our streets are burning with the fire of grief. There is a deep sorrow which has ripped open a wound that has never healed properly. It is raw and gapping and exposed. In ancient days, there would have been the tearing of clothes, there would have been sackcloth and ashes. There would … Continue reading Dear Christ Followers
The Eruption
Pain is erupting. In an explosion, it is shooting miles into the sky. It is red hot and glows in its intensity. It oozes down, scarring the landscape as it goes. There have been rumblings. There have been quakes even. But the tectonic plates, after rubbing together for over a century, have shifted. The pressure … Continue reading The Eruption
I Can’t Breathe
The opposite of love is not hate, it is fear. Hate, like anger, is a red flag that there is something deeper underneath. Something, that when planted and nurtured grows into hate. Hate is the flower, but fear is the seed. Fear is the root that spreads under the ground of human hearts. Like a … Continue reading I Can’t Breathe
Thoughts from the Vulnerable
I am not afraid of death. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, saturated with love and light. How could I be afraid of that? What I am afraid of is the process of dying. This was not always the case. Before my cancer journey, I knew we all … Continue reading Thoughts from the Vulnerable
Accusation
Why is it we are so quick to accuse each other? I don’t remember it always being this way. It seems we have turned into a people who would rather tear each other apart than to be kind to one another. Honestly, it scares me worse than the virus. Since all athletic competitions are on … Continue reading Accusation
The Panic Button
A season of waiting. Much longer than any of us anticipated. Yet, I have been here before. Not in this same way of course, but waiting is not new to me. I bet it’s not to you either. It is an uncomfortable space. The lack of control in seasons of waiting is difficult to manage, … Continue reading The Panic Button
Just Up Ahead
Just up ahead is the light at the end of the tunnel. It seems so close, but then it feels so far. It’s one of those optical illusions, like when you are at the beach and you decide to walk to a distant pier, only to realize, after walking what seems like forever, it is … Continue reading Just Up Ahead
Awake, Awake!
Awake, awake! Stay awake at all times, praying for strength. I am pouring out a deposit in this time of waiting. Will you receive it? The strength you need. The eyes to see. The heart of joy. The place of rest. A deposit to be withdrawn in the days to come. A deposit of compassion. … Continue reading Awake, Awake!
