Posted in Gratitude, Growing in God on Apr 14th, 2016
I walk with tears in my eyes down to my favorite viewpoint, and I pray. “God, it’s been a year and a half. I should be over this by now. I shouldn’t still be weeping about it.” But I am. I’m just tired, I tell myself. And that is true. Or maybe I’m PMSing. That […]
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Talking to Myself
Posted in Growing in God on May 20th, 2015
Nine months ago, my husband and I sold our beloved little Craftsman in our favorite Seattle neighborhood and moved to the suburbs. We needed to move—six people, four of them growing rapidly, in a two-bedroom house was becoming untenable. No, it was already untenable. I was at the end of my rope, and my sanity. […]
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Holy Week 1: Lament for a Son
Posted in Church Year, Growing in God on Apr 3rd, 2012
In late November, I bring Jane up the steps to her friend’s house for a birthday party. I’m planning to just drop her off because I need to go to the credit union to deposit some checks. My friend Karen is inside, dropping off her daughter, too. She’s been traveling. I ask about her trip. […]
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