My phone died this morning. Kaput. Chirping out the arrival of a text one minute and completely unresponsive the next. I don’t believe that God killed my phone to teach me a lesson about being less dependent on my phone. However, perhaps God could help …
I’m about four years into a do-it-yourself home renovation. And it has almost killed me. I’ve watched a lot of YouTube videos on load-bearing walls, plumbing, and electrical outlets, and mostly fumbled through everything trying to literally avoid killing myself. AJ Heschel (a Jewish rabbi) …
Every three months, I receive 32 injections of botulinum toxin. Starting at the base of my neck, my neurologist moves quickly through the shots, inching up my scalp, and finally landing at my forehead. It takes no more than six minutes, but by the time …
The things I am not doing while I am writing this include turning on all the lights in my house I want lit so I can use them in the next 25 hours, filling up one electric pot of hot water and plugging it in …
And I will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges first And I will drink the clear Clean water for to quench my thirst And I shall watch the ferry-boats And they’ll get high On a bluer ocean Against tomorrow’s sky And I will …
After a four-month marathon of writing and editing, I have submitted the Saffron Cross interfaith marriage memoir manuscript to my editor, Jeannie Crawford-Lee of Upper Room Books. The first-time author journey was full of lessons. Here are a few: 1. Start early. The first chapter of Saffron Cross …