Goodbye 2011
With nearly a few hours left in 2011, I hope we all take some time to reflect on the past twelve months. What changes did you make this year? What are you most proud of? What challenges did you encounter? 2011 was a benchmark for …
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Excerpts from Saffron Cross: How a Southern Baptist Minister Fell in Love with a Hindu Monk
In preparation for a presentation at my weekly creativity group meeting, I pulled together some excerpts from the sample chapter of Saffron Cross. The following is the book’s summary and pieces from the chapter on our Indian ashram honeymoon. I look forward to your feedback–good, …
A Chaplain Goes to India
This essay was published in July edition of Saathee Magazine. It is available in print at your local Indian/South Asian grocery stores. Finding God in Unexpected Places By J. Dana Trent, MDiv India has an age-old system of monkey versus human. Monkeys perched on market street …
Drafting Your Bucket List
A few months ago, I wrote about one of my mother’s bucket list accomplishments. Recently, it occurred to me that, while I had made many mental notes for my own bucket list, I hadn’t actually written anything down. I had even had a bucket list …
Post-India Mood and Pocketbook
With our recent transition from a two-income household to a one-income and freelance income household, I have renewed my commitment to my post-India mood. Since our plane landed back into the land of the plenty, it’s been easier for me to rid myself of the …
Bird by Bird
Tuesday afternoon I opted for a cup of tea and reading Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, purchased for me by my husband on our most recent used bookstore adventure. I’ve thumbed through it before (cue the copyright-publisher-acknowledgements dance), but never read it cover to …