Being Saved
As more and more people in the US are vaccinated against the dreaded COVID-19 virus, the instructions keep changing about what we can and cannot do. Who is allowed to hug friends and family and who should wait? How many people can be in a room together? Do they have to wear masks? Who, if […]
Giving Up
It has now been over a year since the whole world, and my life along with it, changed in response to the pandemic. Perhaps the biggest change for me is simply the realization that it is truly impossible to know what the next year—or even the next day or minute—will bring. I still make plans, […]
Breathless with Wonder
I grew up in Southern California, the land of eternal sunshine. So even after living in Washington, DC for over thirty years, whenever I see those nearly weightless, shining crystals floating through the cold, winter air, I get a little breathless. I stare at the magical beauty of fat, white flakes flying through a night […]
Not Worthy?
Christmas is over, the three Wise Men have returned to their home in the east, and the batteries powering the fairy lights around my living room have run down, damping the festive color to a dim, barely visible glow. I’m feeling a bit run down, myself. I’m tired of staying home all the time, wearing […]
