…Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry

Category: people

  • True Strength

    This is what I want the U.S. to be. Kind. Gentle. Not a bully. Like Superman talking to the kids of Metropolis. Like Jesus surrounded by the little children. That…

  • Sitting in Silent Solidarity

    Early in the year, my friend was troubled by the state of things. She sent an e-mail to our group. “I am going to go to this Starbucks every day…

  • Party of your Peers Pressure

    Work parties feel like work. I am a morning person, an introvert, and I do not drink.  When coworkers talk about going out after their shifts, I check out of…

  • My Weekend Will Be a Hoot

  • Telling It How It Is (Cats and All.)

    When it is my turn to lead worship at church, I do it a touch differently. If I think dialogue from a well-known movie will do the job, I lean…

  • Relationship Status: Its Complicated

    Last night and early this morning, I was frustrated that I am single and that there was no one around. (Well, no humans. Nala is a loyal furball.) When I…

  • Three Powerful Stories

    My view of power is one that hopes for responsibility. Like the scene depicted in, “Farmer and the Bird”, I think that having power is all well and good. But…

  • Trying Out: Timeleft

    I did not wait for New Year’s to try something different. I tackled it in November and found that it was not for me. Friendships have gotten harder to achieve. …

  • Sugar Fix(-es All?)

    Yesterday was not my day. The bus pulled away as I arrived at the stop. The woman who pulled into the intersection I was walking through. The windy, rainy, non-sunny…

  • (Toe-)Nailed It

    Have I really not told this story? It contains those silly aspects of teenage strangeness and high school mirth that one cannot make up. No? Okay then. Around tenth grade…