Easter Questions at the Alteration Shop
On Wednesday morning, Todd went to see Sheila at her alterations shop. I’ve changed Sheila’s name but she’s a real person, a country woman with steel strong hands from years of wrestling difficult zippers and forcing sharp needles through tough upholstery fabrics....
Facing Easter After Tragedy
We ran our errands Saturday morning, and as we drove through our neighborhood, I realized that Todd had been on a business trip and didn’t know the tragic events that happened in our corner of Greenville, midday Friday. Just a mile and a half from our house, Officer...
Rioting in the Children’s Hall. A Fear Relieved.
I was afraid the kids might mutiny. Instead, they taught me. AGAIN. (How irritating.) NOT AT ALL! How wonderful! If only we adults could copy them. And if only I hadn’t worn that shirt in that photo that makes me look like I have a four month baby bump. I’m 51 years...
Magically Delicious! Imagination in Faith
“YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT!” she said as she climbed over my purse and into her car seat at carpool line. “Leprechauns are MESSY! You won’t believe what they did to our room while we were on the playground!” “Really?” I said, and my four year old took over, chattering all...
Wild Sometimes
When you were little, what kind of person did you think God expected you to be? I wish I had shared the outlook of a little boy I know. We recently celebrated the story of Jesus’s baptism, and when the teacher asked, “I wonder where you are in the story- I wonder what...
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