Next Sunday is the Darkest Day. It’s the day that we get the least amount of light, the day the sun races to its hiding place in the west. And we are having a party. Because the Darkest Day is the day when it all turns around. It’s the day when we remember that this … Continue reading
I’m working on playing these days, which I realize is a bit contradictory. Because the point of playing is kind of that you’re not working. So we’re doing this the best way we can, which is one step and then another, breathe and pay attention; wild, hollering runs through empty fields also encouraged. It was … Continue reading
Some days when we ask for the day’s to-do list, God hands us something unexpected. When I sit down with God in the morning, I come with a pen and paper because there are things to be done. I am a little task-oriented maybe, and so that’s what I bring to the relationship. I come … Continue reading
We tend to think we know how the story will end. Or at the least, that we’ve run through all the possible scenarios. The short, everyday stories are usually spot on. It isn’t asking too much to expect that we will to enjoy coffee with a friend, or that we will get some amount of something done in a day, … Continue reading
Maybe I forgot to tell you, but did you know that I work for a censorship agency? I’ve been working there a while, but I didn’t know that’s what I was doing. It was all a little hush-hush, a somewhat covert operation that seemed legit until more recently. What I do is pretty simple. I receive ideas … Continue reading
Jasmine was in tears over lost shoes yesterday. I told her that they were probably hiding in a ridiculous place and that when we found them — if they had been in a such a place — we would have a Little Ridiculous Party with balloons and music and chocolate. Fortunately, we found them this … Continue reading
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