I’m finding so many life lessons in Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting. You should read it. Good writing. Fascinating stories. Even a few patterns interspersed.
Author: wordhabit
when TV makes you cry
trust me. this used to NEVER happen. i was the girl watching the sad movie with a bunch of other girls and magically maintaining the only dry eyes in the room. but the last decade of life has changed all that. i now cry easily. it’s typically not the sappy romantic stuff that gets me….
Here
Sometimes life surprises and beauty appears on walls, in jokes, with food and with people you never would have thought could be one big crazy college family. God’s grace is visible here.
i typically write when i have a clear idea of what i want to say. those moments are loaded with energy, excitement, readiness and there’s almost an urgency–these words must be shared. so when a day like today rolls around, a day without “ah ha” moments to speak of, it’s easy to find more joy…
not yet 35
i’m finally getting around to doing something i’ve wanted to do for AAAAAAAGES! and here it is. simple and hopefully useful especially if you’re not yet 35.
i’m guilty & i kno…NO, NO I’M NOT
i’m sure i felt great guilt each time i neglected to practice my flute. even though the flute lessons following those lazy high school days contained amazingly beautiful sounds, i’m sure i felt really bad for not following my teacher’s instructions. i’d listen to James Galway and dream of when we’d one day be friends,…
untitled
i wrote this (probably in 2011) on the back of a letter i was given and in response to that letter. i found it yesterday while cleaning. what one person reads as another’s judgement, the other person reads as their attempt to inform. he sees himself as accepting and wanting to enter into a relationship…