I have a dear friend who makes “10 Things…” lists. I always enjoy reading them. Here’s one from the last few weeks of my life. Sometimes you get an invitation to a new adventure, which only serves to help you know you prefer this current adventure. Sometimes it takes a serious fall that could haveContinue reading “Things that make you go hmmm…”
Category Archives: Ordinary Holiness
Frightened and Grateful
Sunday evening, I came home, tossed my keys in the bowl, put my purse in my purse-place, had my phone in one hand and a drink in the other as I went downstairs to let the dogs out. After taking 2 stairs, I tripped/slipped somehow and tumbled the rest of the way down 4 orContinue reading “Frightened and Grateful”
…for a stranger
Two years ago, I was lying with my neck resting in the crook of a shampoo bowl, and the stylist was noting how quickly my hair grows. We had just cut it short 5 weeks ago, and it was already in need of getting shaped back up. It hit me then that I get myContinue reading “…for a stranger”
Worship
Whenever I’m on vacation, I get to choose where to worship on Sunday morning. Sometimes, if I’m in town I worship in a nearby town at a church where a friend of mine is the pastor. Sometimes, I worship here in High Point at the Episcopal or United Methodist congregations near me. Last night, IContinue reading “Worship”
Dear Evan Hansen
(Spoiler alert: not the whole plot, but some of it) A few weeks ago, my friend, Shelly, introduced me to the new hit musical Dear Evan Hansen. Not to be over-dramatic, but…it’s the most important piece of literature I have heard or read in a very long time. When Shelly told me it was aboutContinue reading “Dear Evan Hansen”
Day 20 – Whole 30
I’m staying with dear friends this weekend. The dearest of friends. The kind of friends you can call up and say, “Hey, when I come stay with you, I need to have a special diet.” And they say, “Okay! Just tell us what you need!” And they make Whole 30 compliant chili and fantastic egg/sausageContinue reading “Day 20 – Whole 30”
