Posted in Reading on Oct 20th, 2009
Easily one of the best books I’ve read this year, Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tells the story of Arnold “Junior” Spirit’s freshman year in high school. I know. Sounds fascinating, huh? (This is perhaps why my queries are getting rejected: I can make even a great book sound boring…) [...]
I’m preaching at my church on Sunday. The delightfully narrowed topic which my pastor assigned to me was “Sabbath.” When I asked him for a Scripture passage, he helpfully informed me that I got to choose which passage to preach on. Now, I am highly J on the Myers-Briggs. I do NOT like lots of [...]
Posted in Writing on Oct 13th, 2009
On Sunday after church, a woman came up and introduced herself to me. Her name was Ellen, which, she said, means light. “You’re kidding!” I exclaimed, my hands flying to my cheeks. “Ellen means light?” She looked confused (and who can blame her?). Yes, she said, her name means light. “That is so cool!” I [...]
I am a reader (I feel about books the way some people feel about chocolate: yum), a writer (I've written a book, even: The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year), and a mother (of four). So that's what I blog about: reading, writing, and raising my kids.