Have I followed Dorothy into Oz? I find myself in the midst of a people, odd somewhat but oh, so friendly, praising me when it feels like I’ve done nothing worthy, when I come confused, befuddled, lost, desperate… They point […]
Continue reading »Settled
Settled. As in stodgy. I never would have thought such a state would seem a state of bliss. But compare! A constant state of agitation, of fear, of anxiety, of guilt of hatred, of jealousy… or all of them flung […]
Continue reading »Cookie Monster, History Amended
Jim Henson came up with a blue fuzzy character, one who gobbled cookies, growled “Me want cookie!”, “Me eat cookie!”, and “Om nom nom nom.” The Muppets may first have put googly eyes with the voracious appetite but generations before […]
Continue reading »Your God
Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God…” ~ Ruth 1:16 […]
Continue reading »Stupid!
“This is stupid!” I said it aloud, getting into my car, talking to God. The subject of the comment was my purchase at the convenience store ironically named “Skinny’s.” I had in my hands an apple fritter and a cappuccino. […]
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