COVID quarantine birthday and Christmas made things weird. It’d be easy to focus on all the parts that we missed because of this viral cloud that landed on our casa. But instead, my 51st was the best. Was it because we were locked down doing puzzles, watching The Princess Bride, baking, and making cold brew […]
writers write.
I woke up with these two words today: WRITERS WRITE. Today I’m facing down the blinking cursor for the first time in weeks. Not sure why because a few weeks ago I wondered if I’d ever write again. Ever. And then today those two words were banging around in my brain…like a beeping alarm on […]
why pick up litter?
*repost from June 17, 2013. So so so many amazing thoughts/prayers/ideas/pains/questions coming from our week in Belize. I’ve done lots of writing…some will become blogs, I’m sure. Some have become prayers. But there’s one thing I’ve realized…there’s too much to sort out into nice neat piles of: thankful for this confused by this struggling to […]
flimsy.
Weird word, i know. But that’s the word i woke up thinking about: “flimsy.” Honestly, i kinda wondered if it means what i think it means. i googled it; it means “comparatively light and insubstantial, easily damaged.” Today is a big day for an important member of my tribe. Amy is getting a liver biopsy […]
ivan
I’ve got a tattoo on my arm that says IVAN. i get asked all the time: what does IVAN mean? To me, IVAN is a word bigger than “friend”…it’s a movement of hope, a reminder of promises kept and it all started three years ago… In 2017 our friend Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer. God […]
dear 2020 grads.
Dear 2020 grads, FIRST i’d like to say i’m sorry for all the hilarious 80s grad pix that are being posted all over the internet right now with the “in honor of the 2020 grads” captions. Truly, this is NOT your fault. It’s COVID-19’s fault (and we old-people-with-bad-grad-pix’s fault, too). Truly, none of us can […]