February 13, 2010 – 6:07 pm
And Back on the Funny Farm. . .
This morning, my husband of twenty-nine years surprised me with a can of roasted almonds in the only flavor I can’t stand for Valentine’s Day.
I thanked him nicely. I did not hit him.
You would’ve been so proud.
The rat probably remembered that particular flavor because an opened can sat [...]
February 12, 2010 – 5:39 pm
My brother’s illness taught one lesson above all others.
People make decisions—all on their own without consulting the rest of the world—because they can.
Sometimes consequences are larger than a body can bear.
Sometimes consequences splash out and beat the crap out of anyone within striking distance.
If you plant a tomato seed, you don’t get one tomato seed [...]
February 11, 2010 – 4:38 pm
Untitled poem written on a Whiny Day. Don’t tell me it stinks– I have delicate little feelings. (snicker)
The eternal dancing of a suffering soul finds endless improvisation to avoid the flame.
I know a thousand ways to avoid holding You close.
You know a thousand and one to keep me tucked into the sanctuary of [...]
February 9, 2010 – 5:00 pm
Stories are great. You sweeten it a little, throw out anything irrelevant to the plotline and get right to the gooey center.
Thus with my story. Several commented that Taming of a Pharisee reflected a victorious life, lived extravagantly with the fullness that is Jesus, bathed in His love, washed in His goodness. . .
Bunkum
Most of [...]
February 2, 2010 – 5:06 pm
This is my apology.
I wish I’d done this sooner.
No, I’m not being too hard on myself. You see, it’s one thing to make mistakes, bump into others and hurt them in the process. It happens. It’s called being human.
It’s another entirely to say you represent Jesus, especially in leadership and point folks the wrong way. [...]
February 1, 2010 – 7:37 pm
Jesus does not play fair.
I’m not bitter mind you—just stating facts.
The Buttering Up Phase
First, He shows up and hangs around, looking good, not saying much. Pretty soon, you get accustom to having Him there so you engage in a little conversation. It usually goes something like this:
You’re hanging around an awful lot.
I am.
You want something, don’t [...]
January 31, 2010 – 11:33 pm
So there I was, minding my own business—a husband, two little girls and a life busy enough to keep thinking down to a minimum. The idea that I might be misrepresenting the love of Jesus to a hurting world didn’t bother me one stinkin’ bit.
Let them eat cake. Or figure it out for themselves. Or [...]
January 30, 2010 – 7:59 am
So how does one become a Pharisee?
I don’t remember waking up one morning intent on hardening up over religious dogma, leaving my first love behind, developing a critical spirit…
Funny how it happened anyway.
Life on the Funny Farm
Living with mental illness stinks. When everyone sits around pretending nothing’s wrong, a girl questions her own sanity after [...]
January 29, 2010 – 11:32 am
Sometimes a heart breaks over time, a piece falling out here and there.
I remember the day mine fell on the floor and shattered in a million micro- bits.
First Love
When I entered this world kicking and screaming, three beautiful faces smiled down on one of the ugliest babies on record.
Early on, I thought of them collectively—like a [...]
January 28, 2010 – 8:13 pm
The part where the girl gets kicked out of church.
At twelve, I was living life in the fast lane. I threw away my clarinet (along with the nerdy stigma is carried) for a spot on the Jackson Junior High Drill Team. I snuck out at night to dance on the corner with the cutest boy [...]
