Elegant or squat, satiny, spongy, slim or speckled, the overnight toadstools shoulder through sodden grass. Beneath thick skirts undersides flaunt pale, multi-pleated, rice-paper gills. Trouble is, fungi spread like a devilish rash. Or a rumor. Or bad news. Some have erupted— their fleshy … [Read More...]
I’m Laurie, a contemplative writer, musician and artist, who helps distracted, heart-weary people refocus on God in creative ways that spark hope and wholeness.
I’m Laurie, a contemplative writer, musician and artist, who helps distracted, heart-weary people refocus on God in creative ways that spark hope and wholeness.Read More...
Constancy: The Tale of a Trail
Constancy I want . . . something I can turn to, regardless of what I do, regardless of who I become, Something that will just be there, always, like … [Read More...]
Going Deeper: And Everything Eddying into Light
Floor-to-ceiling windows frame acres of light. The walls showcase B&W close-ups of architectural details: poems in stone. The photographer with the impeccable … [Read More...]
Coming out of the Rain . . . Ready or Not
The phone jangles us awake. Wrenched from the warm crease of sleep, Dreamer and I wedge our feet into shoes. The painters we hired want to pressure-wash both our … [Read More...]
Change: Brought to You Today by the Letter “R”
Two vases, cast off by their owners, stand side by side in my greenhouse window. My Jack … [Read More...]
Please Pass the Salt
Today I drink bone broth straight from the white mug a friend gave me, years ago, inscribed with lyrics, in red: “I … [Read More...]
Reset: Notes from a Backward Sabbatical
Reset: A fresh start. A return to zero. We humans reset our clocks & lottery jackpots, bowling pins & broken … [Read More...]
Leaven, Longing, and the Infinitesimal
Leaven — even packaged, it’s alive. (Just dormant, at present.) Like most of us, yeast needs a little warmth … [Read More...]