If you have ever found yourself standing in a TSA line that stretches into the next time zone because Congress can’t agree on anything or if you’ve simply stared at the nightly news and wondered, “Why, oh why, can’t the folks in DC just get along?”—stay tuned. I have discovered the root of the rot,…
Finding Your Second Wind
Easter week is on the horizon, and the “fourth quarter” of Lent is here. How are you holding up in the trenches of your Lenten discipline? There were countless years where, by this point in the season, I had totally “fallen off the horse.” I felt like I’d missed the free throw at the end…
I Wonder
Sundays are my wondering days. You know, I wonder …? Or, I wonder how I can make … happen? Even, I wonder how this current war can end? As spring happens, it’s also a day for longer walks, admiring spring flowers, azaleas, dogwoods and cherry trees. When I was younger, spring offered a much needed…
The Man To Call
As I sat quietly in the dim, hallowed hush of the church the other day, waiting for Richard’s memorial service to begin, I found myself wandering through the spaces of his life that hadn’t yet been named. In the days leading up to this, the obituary had cataloged his achievements, and friends had traded stories…
Friday the 13th — Unholy Day of Lent
I wouldn’t call myself superstitious. I’m a rational adult. However, whenever Friday the 13th crawls onto the calendar, I develop the situational awareness of a gazelle in a lion sanctuary. I can’t blame my parents for this specific brand of neurosis. My father didn’t raise me to fear the date; I did that all on…