I have been ruminating about the scripture from the first day of Lent, the one in which Jesus inveighs against those hypocrites who show off in the t…
Lent 2023 - Murrelets
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It’s such a thrill to be the behind the scenes silent partner in spreading the gospel Love to unsuspecting souls! Boasting in the lime light is our “…
I remember a story about a White Mountain Apache man, living in a small town somewhere on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona, who rose early ever…
What prompted my elementary foray into jewel smuggling, I’ll never know. I only know that playing in my mother’s jewelry box was a favorite pastime. …
Antoinette left her coffee cup in the office sink and settled in to a new day’s work. She was the receptionist at an urgent care clinic in the heart …
Birthday parties are bad enough, once you surpass sixty. But surprise birthday parties are the antithesis of fun, for everyone. I'm skipping my s…
Two actions taken and not talked about come to mind. Both were with my best beloved. One was done on the spur of the moment. The other after caref…
I am so FRUSTRATED by my Christian brothers and sisters who can’t seem to understand their [our] Bible. Today’s lectionary passages are all prophetic…
Done in Secret! Now there's a kickstart to 40 days. Conjures images and fantasies. Of the most dark kind. The first is infidelity. Done to me. Ol…
Word made flesh. Wonderfully made. My body, wonderfully made; a manifestation of the genius of God. Don´t try to tell me it is not so. Don´t try to m…
Hi all, I'm dealing with major post-operative pain after shoulder surgery a week ago today. So much pain that I haven't been able to sleep mu…
Years ago, before abortion was legal, high school girls, some my classmates, would mysteriously disappear for several months then reappear with the s…
Done in Secret February 22, 2023, Ash Wednesday Earlier in February, I drafted a poem I called “Rehearsing for Real Life” about my habit of talking o…