May 13, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Sudie Blanchard The poem below was written for a poetry workshop here at RiverWoods in Durham. It speaks of the shedding I did last fall, when Peter and I said goodbye to our home in York. I hesitated to share it here, because it is so much about my own...
May 6, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Time Time is everything. Time to grow. Time out. Poor timing.We spend most of our time waiting: for the children, the future,A better year. Time passes. And yet, we continue to wait.We wait for the pandemic to end; for economic reliefAnd social...
Apr 29, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Kathryn Yingst The Hike I am attempting to defy an idiom. My current project is introducing my 13 year old schnauzer-terrier to a backpack. The kind that carries HIM, not vice versa. I imagine the dog people are reaching for popcorn. Even the casual dog...
Apr 22, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nancy Davison Hot Date “I gotta go,” Nancy said at the zoom coffee hour after church. “I got a hot date in an hour and a half.” The hot date was lunch with me, at Norma’s Restaurant. Before the pandemic Nancy and I went to Norma’s after church almost every...
Apr 15, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani The Journey Ahead In this ‘in-between time’ we walked with Christ and each other with self-reflection, simplicity and forgiveness, through tears, hope, joy and grace. We experienced the festival of Palm Sunday and the emotions of...
Apr 8, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Thoughts of Easter A pure white bunny Shiny new shoes Eggs in baskets, or hidden outside. Worshippers filling the church Spilling over into empty spaces. Heady perfumes Mixed with the scent of lilies. Hearts filled with prayerful...