a year ago yesterday, i sat at the end of the church pew and cried. i couldn’t help it. i couldn’t stop it. each tear effortlessly streamed down my face. why? because the children were handing out flowers to mothers but not to me. i tried to prep myself the day before, reading a blog that…
Author: wordhabit
the steps we wish we didn’t have to take
O’Hare’s C concourse is as full as ever. As usual, I hope to run into someone I know, particularly someone I haven’t talked to in years. What good are long layovers otherwise? I’m en route to Michigan. There I’ll definitely see people I haven’t seen in a good while. There will be hugs and moments…
complicated giving
i experienced something really interesting this afternoon. well, it began earlier this week, probably monday. here’s the story. seeing as finals are upon college students, i thought of some small way to lighten the load of two. any two. i purchased two gift cards from a local eatery, typed up words of encouragement, put them…
Greeter
I don’t consider myself the greatest conversationalist. Never have. But I’m learning to be present and engage honestly. So dead space isn’t tough to navigate and active listening yields real exchanges.
knitting is the truth (lowercase “t” of course…)
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.
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.