It was 4:45 a.m., and the door from my bedroom to the back yard was open just far enough to let Blanca and Ivan go in and out. As I lay in bed listening to crickets and the odd cicada humming, I was warm, comfortable, and safe, enjoying the peace of not-quite morning. After these last few …
Weekend Coffeeshare: Simplicity
If we were having coffee I would ask if you have found, as you mature, that it is the simplest things which make life most beautiful? Were you as foolish as I when very young, and dreamed of all manner of opulence and glory, and thought they made life worth living? No, I imagine you …
Friday Five: Throwback Tunes
Oh those RevGals! They ask the best questions; maybe this is how they became Reverends. Rev. Michelle Torigian posed these: Which musical artist from your teen years would you love to see in concert? Which album was your favorite during high school? If you could create a festival (like Woodstock, Lilith Fair or Lollapalooza) of …
Three Things Thursday: June 9, 2016
Idea for this exercise in gratitude stolen with permission from My Nerdery/This Nerd's Life. Check her out! I love her and I think you will, too. Three things that made me smile this week - This thing. Paul and I found it walking back from my unsuccessful attempt to get a good shot of the Adluh …
Rape Culture
My blood is boiling. Brock Turner, a young man with a promising future, assaults a young woman, is caught in the act, brought to trial, and is let off with a ridiculously lenient sentence because in the judge's, Aaron Persky's, assessment to render justice would have a "severe impact" on his future. This is Rape Culture giving a …
From Hot Dogs to Hope
The following is an editorial/article I wrote from my church newsletter. Resurrections: Moving Beyond Hot Dogs, Providing Hope for Homeless Couple Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Larry Nichols, Director of Resurrections Ministries, and a team of seven more Resurrections faithful, for lunch. I was curious about a new venture they’re launching and Larry …
Angry
Angry is the WordPress prompt of the day, and I started this by thinking of all the things I'm angry about, then deleted it all because it's not really angry I feel, it's more heartsick at the anger all around. When did optimistic Americans become so angry we're seriously considering electing a petulant 12-year old …
Weekly Coffee Share: Breakfast Burrito Edition
Good Morning! Grab a cup and settle in. I hope you like breakfast burritos. They started out as breakfast tacos, but these are a little larger and so we roll 'em up burrito style. A good strong cup of coffee is just right with them, along with a cool glass of milk. First I fry …
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Fork/Daily Post
Anyone who knows me would be forgiven thinking that given the writing prompt "Fork" I would offer recipes. But that's not what I thought of. Here is what I thought of: a long time ago when I was very young, I attended the wedding of two good friends. Many years later I learned one came to a fork …
Three Things Thursday: an Exercise in Gratitude
Three things that make me smile. This is an idea stolen with permission from mynerdy.com. It's about simple things we're grateful for. Check her out; I promise you'll laugh, and think, and be glad you did. Here are mine: Handmixer beaters full of cake batter. Seriously, I don't need to explain this, right? No …
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Southern Fried Californian 