Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family, Down home, where a man’s good word and a handshake are all you need.… Read more “Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother”
Category: Family
A Parenting Psalm: Wisdom Prayer for My Children
I remember as a young girl my Daddy pointing out the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Wisdom comes with age, he said. Well, he finished, it ought… Read more “A Parenting Psalm: Wisdom Prayer for My Children”
(Un)Holy Saturday: A Community Lament Psalm
It is Holy Saturday, God, the day good Christians celebrate Jesus’s body lying in the tomb while his soul descended into hell, the Harrowing of Hell, they… Read more “(Un)Holy Saturday: A Community Lament Psalm”
Hissing Ball of Fury: Losing Diana
The cat hated everybody. Everybody, that is, except me. And Sarah, of course–but she had owned Sarah for seventeen years, so that was to be expected. I… Read more “Hissing Ball of Fury: Losing Diana”
Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1
One of my friends is, like me, a recovering fundamentalist Christian. She suggested that I might get to the root of my issues, whether about relationships, teaching,… Read more “Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1”
Elvis and Me
Today, January 8, is Elvis’s birthday. He would have been 79 years old, which seems astonishing to me. So on this day, I will offer some random… Read more “Elvis and Me”
On the Couch With Bill O’Reilly
Last night after our traditional family Christmas drama, daddy referred to something I had mentioned in passing–that I see a therapist. The second he asked about it,… Read more “On the Couch With Bill O’Reilly”
Just Keep Swimming 