Lolo had volleyball practice last night from 5-7 p.m. just like every other Tuesday and Thursday since March when this masked season hesitantly started.
The Interlude before the Ascension
This year the Ascension just hits different (as the kids like to say). Our pandemic experience right now has parallels to how the disciples must have felt after the resurrection
Baptized in a Dram Shop Dress
Last summer some church paperwork requested my baptismal anniversary. Having no idea of the date, I consulted my early years photo album.
Hello, Gorgeous
Circle up you gorgeous pandemic caregivers. Look at your tired hands and feet. You are alive today. You’ve kept others alive this past year.
Reservations & a Borrowed Wedding
Later today I’ll call 600 Kitchen & Bar in downtown Kalamazoo and ask a question I’ve never asked before. “Yes, hello, are you taking reservations for shipping container tables for February 28?”
Life edit: sans socials
Instead of reaching for my phone to document or share the moment, I just stood there. I noticed everything I could about that particular horizon including the way the shaggy underbelly of clouds faded to a delicate pink, like short fuzzy tentacles of a jelly fish.
Context of a Cure
Imagine for a minute that the three main characters of the story—the servant, the centurion, and Jesus—are standing in front of you.
Of Prophets and Pandemic
The kids have grown but the washing machine has not. Loads fill more quickly than in the days before hormone body odors kicked in.
The Evolving Life of James of Jerusalem
No, it isn’t just us in modern times—for siblings in the Bible, there’s usually drama.
My Screen Tweens: Uncut
I have my share of impulsive freak-outs when I glance at the couch from the kitchen and see my tween daughters in their favorite spots staring at their screens again.