Slowed to the Taste of Blue

My daughter and I are back to school shopping.  We sweep through the big red-framed doors into Target, into the coolness and light and open space that smells like newness and popcorn mingled together.  We stop for a cart and I take off long-striding into the...

“The Bright Field”

Oh, I’m tired.  I returned Sunday from a 48 hour retreat at Mariawald Retreat Center.  I hope to share more about the experience in the coming weeks, but for now, I’m tired.  Who knew there could be so much labor involved in retreat? ...

Bugs (BONUS!): Learning to See

This fellow lived on a potted plant on our porch one summer. The husband and four year old have been desperate to catch a Praying Mantis, so much so that I was praying we might find one on our walk after lunch today (my ulterior motive was that I wanted to be the...

Bugs (part 2): I Do That Freak-out Dance

This is part 2 of a three part series of posts on bugs.  Click here to read other posts in this series. *   *   *   *   *   * I’m not a fan of bugs, by which I mean that I would have nothing, and I mean...
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