Slow (adjective) : moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast. synonyms: unhurried, leisurely, steady, sedate, poky, sluggish Every year, January 1st brings a wave of declarations and intentions splashing across my facebook...
Twenty years ago, Naomi Shihab Nye’s poetry collection, Red Suitcase, came across the check-in desk at the library where I worked. Captivated by the cover, the title, I flipped through, checked the book out, and wrote down two poems I’ve carried in my head...
(Sophia, happy as a clam, in her Daddy’s pick up truck.) A heavyset, gray-haired man, short and jovial, honed in on my cautious, serious daughter the moment she arrived. She was eight or nine at the time. He was a volunteer at Vacation Bible School...
Memorial day weekend plays a dual role in modern America – offering an opportunity to honor those who died in active military service and ushering in the beginning of the summer holidays. Here’s hoping summer offers us all an opportunity to practice the...
During Seminary, another student and I, interned at a tiny, historic, Methodist church in New Jersey. She was Methodist, I was not; but we were both welcomed into the fold in equal measure. The congregation was small and aged and the thing they appreciated...
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