It may be true that I have lived in the Midwest for 29 years and survived winter without too many scars and it may be true that I prefer Winter clothes to Summer ones and it may be even true that I ki...  Read More

I don't like the word "eulogy". But like it or not, this is what this is. And if this is too long or feels too personal, please feel free to close this window now. But if you're interested, here it is...  Read More

One month ago, today, my mama stopped breathing.And never started up again.She moved from this world into eternity.She slipped her mortal coil.Why are all those phrases easier to say than the actual w...  Read More

I love Christmas. I love the surprises. I love the scents. I love the giving (and, I must admit, the getting). I love the decorations and the music and the events that are unique to the rest of the ye...  Read More

It's raining today and I can't help but love it! Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, days like this remind me of the good old PNW, where people don't bother to use umbrellas because they'll just lose...  Read More

Well it took me 25 years of hearing about Cuero, Texas, but I finally got there this past weekend, on a whirlwind road trip that brought me to lands I'd never seen but would like to see more in-depth ...  Read More

This summer, as I was learning my way around the church and looking into cupboards to get familiar with things, I came across an innocuous box in the Volunteer Workroom. This is a box which can be fou...  Read More

I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, where winters look like spring in Minnesota (minus the massive surprise snowstorms) and autumn looks a lot like a Minnesota May. Except with falling leaves and no t...  Read More

For Queen Elizabeth, St. Giles was a moment of rest for her body along her journey to her final resting place. It was that for me, too. ...  Read More

Tea scum may not be equivalent to the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and it may be stretching it a bit to say that the enemy is calcium carbonate, but still, the image of that table prepared for me......  Read More

Real life is about responsibilities. And that's okay. It's good to care for our families, our homes and lawns. In fact, without responsibilities and jobs we wouldn't have the sense of satisfaction tha...  Read More