I opened my locker door, eyes still smarting from the storm of tears. I couldn’t take another day of this. Even if it was the best opportunity I’d ever had. I’m done with this place. I seized my bag and scrubbed my eyes—the source of most of my trouble—with my sleeve. I closed the locker much …
Month: December 2021
Merry Christmas! (And, what now?)
As the title says, Merry Christmas! I hope you and all your loved ones had a blessed Christmas. We were blessed with a fairly good one. God has given us much to be grateful for, always. I took the week off for Christmas: a gift to myself. I spent some time on a game, some …
Advent 2021: Week 4: Love
Love. (one of my favorite movies, btw...) I think lots of people know this group of verses, but I'll take and repeat it for those of you who need the refresh (as I so often do). (1 Cor 13)If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am …
Advent 2021: Week 3, Joy
Joy. That's what children think about when they think Christmas. Unbridled, almost manic joy, taking delight in what and who we have about us. Anticipation, expectation, and no-holds-barred seizing of any opportunity to dwell on it, indulge in preparatory measures, etc. They know how to enjoy something. What happens between then and adulthood? Not that …
Advent 2021: Week 2– Peace
Peace (noun) 1: a state of tranquility or quiet: such as: a: freedom from civil disturbance "Peace and order were finally restored in the town."b: a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom "a breach of the peace"2: freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions "I have been in perfect peace and contentment" —J. H. …
Rewrites with a Faerie Pen 