Holiday
New Poem: Advent
Full orbed and pregnantly expecting, the world races around in gestation, waiting for the babe of reconciliation to arrive and shepherd us to salvation.
Photos of Our Thanksgiving Day 2014
I trust you all had a wonderful holiday! Here are photos of our lovely, low-key Thanksgiving day.
The Pumpkin House
They carve over 700 pumpkins and invite everyone over to marvel at their hard work and creativity.
Memorial Day 2014
As we remember those in the military with gratitude today, can we please pray as well to collectively, avoid war?
Happy Valentine’s Day
Hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day! (We’re only under 19 inches of snow here, but have more coming tomorrow…) Hope you are cozy and know you are loved!
New Poem: Back to the New Normal
Back to the New Normal Open nesting is challenging. The revolving door brings in gusts of cold air and crunchy-crisp leaf-litter as well as delight. So very good to see them, but your world clutters and clangs to a stop like musical chairs in suspension waiting frozen, like in statue tag as the house becomes … Read more
Books Our Family Got for Christmas
It was another year I received only non-fiction for Christmas! Above is a lovely cookbook I was delighted to get from a Texas cousin, and the first book below
Merry Christmas & Happy Birthday Jesus!
Happy Birthday Jesus! I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!
Christmas Music Videos and a Poem
I love the Christmas music videos attached below! And our (future bureaucrat) daughter offers the attached poem: The Night Before Christmas-government edition
Thanksgiving in Texas
We had a wonderful day full of Texas relatives and fabulous food. I made my Thyme and Garlic Roasted Shrimp, which was a small contribution for a table groaning with food.
Staying with Aunt Clara and Uncle Harvey
More than any other reason, we came to Amarillo to see my husband’s Aunt Clara and Uncle Harvey. Uncle Harvey is my husband’s mother’s brother, and he scored big time over 50 years ago marrying Aunt Clara, a wonderful German girl he met in D.C. when he was there working in the Patent Office. (Uncle … Read more
Flying to Texas for Thanksgiving
Laura and I got back from MIT late last night and left this morning to fly to Amarillo, Texas. I remember the first time I made this flight to meet my husband’s family, when I looked out on that barren tableland, and asked God why He couldn’t have made me fall in love with someone … Read more
My Newspaper Article: See Beyond the Masks on Halloween
I am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up by the Connecticut Post and the Stamford Advocate. You can read the article online here and here and here or read it below: See Beyond the Masks on Halloween In the Christian Science church, there is … Read more