I had thawed the chicken to make the Moroccan chicken stew. The one that surprises me with all the textures even when I go into it expecting them.
Continue reading “Mishaps and miracles”Category: faith
Loss
There are no right words, she told me.
Continue reading “Loss”Stillness
Green things
Out front, the new grass is still too young to be cut, but it’s long and light and fluffy-looking…
Continue reading “Green things”To remember together
The breakfast buffet is no longer self-service. It’s allowed to be unmasked to eat there. My family congregates and it’s so easy to forget – to genuinely forget – that COVID was and is.
Continue reading “To remember together”May 27
I miss you Uncle Steve. ❤️ Happy birthday and I hope you & Auntie Martha are having a happy reunion.
Happy birthday to Libby Lou too!
… and also relief
… because yes in all circumstances – even if it goes as badly as it is possible to go – God is good and God is faithful and God has always and can always be trusted and God is beyond gracious and God provides.
Yes. Yes, amen.
Continue reading “… and also relief”Grief
On a day when I find out that I’ve made a career-limiting (if not career-ending) mistake at work, I find out that my aunt M is gone.
Continue reading “Grief”May the fourth…
… is a fine day to finish getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
Yeah I know that didn’t seem like that was where I was headed with that thought! 🤣
Continue reading “May the fourth…”The appointment
I’d joked that since I don’t have a doctor – and therefore I don’t know if I have any get-it-faster health issues – I’d probably end up last in line for the vaccine.
Continue reading “The appointment”