Oh, Charity—You’re still reeling after quitting your first real job. I know that.I know it was hard to be called a short-timer, and it was disappointing to realize the career you had planned on for years wasn’t working out. I know that you are looking back now on the one time—THE ONE TIME—in college that […] Read more
I like it when things are growing in my house. Well, I don’t like all of the things that grow in my house: mold on the cheese, spiders in the corner, frost on the windows. But there are other things that grow, like house plants on the shelf or the bacteria in the compost bucket, […] Read more
Just a couple of days ago, I waxed eloquently about the mercy we can find in the wilderness when we find ourselves failing to meet the religious standards we set for ourselves. I talked about Jesus picking grain on the Sabbath, and I confessed how I’ve been talking on the phone while I drive back […] Read more
Today was a good day. I felt good when I woke up, and had the energy to spend the day like any old Saturday. I cooked, I cleaned, I payed the bills. My dad was here to help with some house projects, and we went to the farmers’ market. Just before he left, we put […] Read more
