Dear Momma, I don’t like the small line that separates the two dates. As though the dash between your birth day and the day you left could somehow represent your entire life. It just feels so inadequate, so understated. I’ve contemplated this a lot lately, all that lies in the space of that dash, too … Continue reading

A few nights ago I decided to go for a walk. The weather was so nice, cooler than it has been, there was a touch of fall in the air. That’s such a welcome reprieve for south Alabama.   The town where I live is probably five miles from one end to the other, so to … Continue reading

This morning I was sitting in front of the dressing table trying to squint enough to see to put on my liquid eye liner. The lighting is different than what I am used to, so I was struggling. That and aging eye sight are the culprits. (If one eye seems a little more “dramatic” today, … Continue reading The Value of Things

What does it mean to pray? What does that term mean to you? I’ve been thinking about prayer a lot lately. I’m realizing that I will always be learning how to pray and I could never explain all of its dimensions, especially in a short blog. But I know I am in desperate need of … Continue reading An Honest Journey to Real Prayer

Lately I’ve been learning a lot about love. A crash course, really, apparently the Lord feels that I need more of it. And I don’t mean the term “love” that we like to throw around here in the south. For example, I say things like, “I love cheese grits.” And I do, but that is … Continue reading Behold I Am Doing a New Thing: Learning to Shut My Mouth