I’ve mentioned my best friend Lindsey a few times before. She’s in the Philippines, counseling young women who are abandoned, orphaned, sold into sex slavery, or have suffered other serious abuses from friends and family members. How she does it day after day…. only… Continue Reading “The Life You Saved”
You Who Never ArrivedRainer Maria Rilke You who never arrivedin my arms, Beloved, who were lostfrom the start,I don’t even know what songswould please you. I have given up tryingto recognize you in the surging wave of the nextmoment. All the immenseimages in me–… Continue Reading “Heartbeat”
Click here. Listen for 54 seconds. Then come back. WHO IS THE PRODUCER OF THIS SONG? What kind of music professional allows a song to be recorded with the vocalist singing “tuh” instead of “to”? Especially when it’s in the title of the song!!?!!… Continue Reading “Grrrrr”
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Barack Obama and his former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, I thought I would resurrect an old idea I had for a post back in January: Obama on Faith. The Audacity of Hope is not a fast or… Continue Reading “Obama on Faith”
My best friend Lindsey is serving as a missionary over in the Philippines. I created a website for her last summer and this weekend did a major overhaul of the design. She’s doing amazing work over there, and I thought y’all might want to… Continue Reading “A New Design”
A play and a movie: This is my sister we’re talking about. We’re not gonna let her die just so you can have one of your moods.
I took this at 3:30 this afternoon. This is what our parking lot looks like. Our building has solar panels – this is a side view. Mother Nature’s Cruel Joke? (…I think it’s a little funny. Notice I said “a little”.)