Summer/Leave
“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” Saint Augustine It is preparation...
Circa 2006: Bonhoeffer, community, and did I REALLY write this?
“The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community (even if their intentions are ever so earnest), but the person who loves those around them will create community.” ~ Bonhoeffer When community becomes agendized, even if a noble one, EVEN if a...
One Thousand Gifts, “Truly scrumptious” edition
It's an achievable thing for my Bucket List–cultivating my own vegetable garden; but my cowboy father-on-law insists it will cost me exponentially more to grow my own. That, and a 90% shaded yard, are healthy deterrents. So until something...
And you thought golf was humorless or boring…??!!
Farmer-meets-Deliverance, Pimp-meets-Steven-Tyler, Bodysuit-meets-Wrong and Pretty-Boy-Meets-Pleather–this ain't your daddy's PGA ~ aka Ben Crane** (bodysuit), Bubba Watson (farmer?), Rickie Fowler (Bieber wannabe), & Hunter Mahan (Lord help...
The circle of (sleep deprived) life
There's a season of life where sleep is impossible. It's the Season of Teenagers. Last night while my oldest was away at her college's pre-orientation, my two boys, 14 & close-enough-to-17-for-it-to-count, had friends over. When I went to...
The princess and the veil: a modern-day fairytale
Once upon a time there was a girl and a boy. His face is all boy when he looks at her–twinkling eyes that belie his age and lips that curl in mischievous affection. It doesn't matter whether anyone else is in the room; he's laser-focused on his...
The best fried okra in the world
Fried okra is my favorite vegetable from the womb. Before I had eyes to see or a nose to smell or tastebuds to tickle, I’m sure it was my favorite because my mama was Southern born, too. I’ve made it for years, but it was only in last...
The temptation of Suzy Homemaker
I don't know how long I stood there, wanting. Ten minutes might as well be forever to a kid. I walked the aisle up and down, stopping in front of the arts and crafts supplies and desperately wanting to slip the box off the shelf and into my...
One Thousand Gifts: Critters & Creatures
As long as I can remember, I've had a fascination with bugs–the good (ladybugs, fire flies & butterflies), the bad (bees, dragonflies & spiders) and the ugly (praying mantises freak me out!). On hands and knees or tippie toes scouring...