Where Faith, Food and Life Converge
Several years ago, I wrote a letter to our estranged son on this blog. I meant to add more to it shortly afterward, but for various reasons, it just never got written. Recently, I re-read it. When I wrote that letter, it was heartfelt, […]
One of the biggest challenges of being a Christian – maybe even a human – is relinquishing control. I don’t mean personal control over things like the words we speak, our reactions or behavior, although, those can be challenging too. Rather, it’s the things that […]
What have I learned from working through estrangement emotions in these past 8 years? More things than I can write in this space, but here are some of the most important:
A few months ago I watched the HBO documentary series Farrow vs Allen. I’ve never been a big Woody Allen fan. Since Mia Farrow was in a lot of Woody Allen films, I haven’t seen her in much beyond Rosemary’s Baby. And I think […]
Use commas instead of periods during the dialogue of your story. I don’t know about you, but particular aspects of my story feel as if they’ve reached an ending. Or, at the very least, that’s the self-talk swirling around in my mind. “I guess you’ve […]
It’s been 2 1/2 years – years! – since I wrote anything here. Because in all honesty, I’ve been broken. I’ve been living with a weird kind of grief and I’ve been living with a secret shame. But I can’t keep hiding behind my […]
I realized something the other day: When I say “yes” to some things, I’m being selfish. I’m not talking about wanting to eat another cookie “yes,” or buying myself a pair of shoes “yes,” although those are pretty selfish, but the kind of “yes” that […]
As this gets published, I’ll be driving to the big city – the REALLY big city – to get my teeth cleaned, get my haircut and go to a funeral. That’s a list, huh? The friend that died was in my German class in high […]
Is summer almost here? It feels like it, at least, where we live! I’m one of those people that keeps my windows open until it feels like I’m a chocolate chip cookie getting all gooey in the oven. With temperatures well above average here, let’s […]
Confession: I didn’t vote for the candidate who is currently the President of the United States. And I also didn’t vote for the candidate that won the popular vote. (I did vote, however. I consider voting to be a privilege and why would I […]