Are you kidding me?? Me who lives careful about where I go and who I go near because of the littles and elder folk I love—and wear my mask and avoid busy places and sanitize 10x a day. And now they [Read more...]
Some things we never forget. Like that first fumbling kiss in the darkened movie theater. Not impressed. Or the knee-knocking reprimand from a policeman--after being stopped for speeding my first [Read more...]
The pressure intensified. I felt a cringe-worthy explosion mounting. Of all places—the sneaky sneeze threatened to erupt in the middle of the Walmart check-out line. Public disgrace [Read more...]
I messed up big time. Those words zinged like a wind-up car ricocheting through my brain. What was I thinking? The news reports showed multitudes of airports with deserted corridors and [Read more...]
I knew we were in trouble when my inner alarm began to screech. The black clouds boiled, hurling angry rain at my porch. And when the winds roared fierce, pushing the deluge horizontal to the soggy [Read more...]
This Sunday smacks me the hardest yet—I’m sad about our Easter traditions. It’s the first time I can’t worship in-person with my church family. And I’m oh so lonely for them. The smiles, the hugs, [Read more...]
Today was the day. I wondered when the shoe would drop. Who would be the first in my circle of friends and acquaintances to sicken…? Who will be the first in yours? The dark missive arrived this [Read more...]
The Coronavirus conspiracy theories fly. The realities soak in as more sicken. And there remains—Not even a scrap. Of Toilet paper. To be purchased. Anywhere. The toilet paper catastrophe [Read more...]
We never get to sit still and just listen, shoulders touching, hands linked. But this lovely Sunday, in a California tent church, I settled snug next to The Preacher on a white folding chair. With no [Read more...]
“Where are you God?” Frustrated, fearful and despairing—bitter words we all know familiar—gush forth as they sneak into our souls. Our head tells us he is there. But in our core, we don’t feel his [Read more...]