What a Relief!

3/18/2023 Day 22: Outward Appearance What are you concerned about, or notably not concerned about, in terms of your public appearance Recently I hear…

Dress Shoes

Most of the time I’m plumb happy to just wear my walking shoes. They’re running shoes, but I haven’t run for years – at least not intentionally. My…

The Photo

Day 22     Prompt: Outward Appearance     What are you concerned about, or notably not concerned about, in terms of your public appearance?     I hav…

Serving the homeless

I had a pair of well-worn jeans, crotch mended, knees blown-out, thighs beginning to fray. I was living in Iowa City, the then-partner of the UCC min…

Silence Is Golden

The readings and prompts today remind me of another scripture that speaks of doing good deeds, fasting and praying in private. Do not boast or “show …

When All Else Fails, There's My Pen

I am concerned about the discrepancy between how I see myself and how others often see me. When the lecturers meet before the start of the new winter…

Down the Aisle

My husband enacted the couple in Menard’s, using their carts as walkers, inching their way down the aisle, the woman bent completely in half, almost …