Like women try on shoes, I’ve tried on many different responses to the challenges of life. One time I tried sobbing in a fetal position on the floor, the bank statement in front of me, when I realized I had made a several-hundred-dollar error not in our favor. I’ve tried being depressed and hopeless, which…
I recently read a note written by a young man who left his cozy church family and went out into the big wide world. There he has discovered many other views about spirituality. Now he realizes he was “narrow-minded” when he lived here, and he has thrown out his small-town views of God. I once…
I drove down the hill in Cody, Wyoming and saw a shocking sight. In front of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center were two fire trucks, an ambulance, three police cars, and a swarm of emergency personnel. I imagined that the museum must be on fire, or maybe there was a bomb situation, or maybe some…
The favorite Tazo tea in our cupboard is “calm”. I guess if you steep the teabag long enough it soothes your very soul? I was just reading about John and Charles Wesley who played huge roles in the first American Great Spiritual Awakening. They were traveling from Europe to America when a huge storm came…
I dated two guys before I met Matt. The first was when I was in high school, and I was going to marry him. Then I found out in fourth period that he had asked my good friend to the dance. Those two are married now, so I guess that didn’t work out for me…
I dreamed I got shot last night. (Perhaps one should not watch a graphic documentary on the Vietnam conflict immediately before bed.) I laid there completely weak and unable to move. All I could say was, I’ve been hit. Someone covered me with a blanket, and I remember waiting for an ambulance. We take real hits…
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