The third Thursday

While we lift our voices up in praise and adoration and thanksgiving, others are lifting up their voices in anguish and lament. Continue reading →

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Self-dispossessed

He told me that in his dream he yelled out, “I am my own!” And isn’t that a profound insistence? It seems a simple thing, to belong to oneself, but it’s so rare and difficult. There are times when I feel words leave my mouth out of pure necessity, and I don’t process them until … Continue reading →

Empty Pronouns and the End of the World

A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. It avoids the redundancy of saying a name over and over, thus preventing Beetlejuice from being summoned or Bloody Mary from ripping out your eyes. Pronouns are a magical thing when used properly. Americans have a tendency to misuse the English language to the disdain of … Continue reading →

Leaving the Nest

It’s been a while, I know. I’d love to be able to tell you it’s because I’m just too damn busy loving on my little son, but that’s not entirely true. My son is happy and healthy and looking beautiful and loving on him takes up the majority of my time and effort, that true. … Continue reading →

Home: The reason I hike so damn much.

Home was always and never was a place.
Home was always and never was tangible.
Home was always and never will be, mine. Continue reading →

Back to church with baby. A nailbiter.

Back into the den of lions, I mean the church. Last week was Gavin’s first time going to a church of our choosing. He has been to my parents church for Christmas Eve service. Who doesn’t love Christmas Eve service? The candles, the songs, the sermon about why you shouldn’t give presents, aw the fond … Continue reading →

My fondness for fences, and non-standard sizes.

He took me to two different parks in the area to illustrate his point. They were school parks. One had a very high fence all the way around it. The other had no fence. They were about equally close to the roads near them and they were both covered with grass. The patterns of wear … Continue reading →