Shake-up time: Will this tree die? Camera in hand, I've stepped outdoors primed for delight, hoping for insight: another digitized Blog Fairy seeking truth. What am I to make of this quaking aspen leaf with its arresting, toxic calligraphy? … [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...
Blues Apprentice: True-blue Confessions
Blues apprentice? You decide. This is how it went down: "Please, God, not a blue one." Arms crossed against icy wind—and what I was about to do—I braved the … [Read More...]
A Rut Worth a Second Look
Rut — (dubious real estate): From Middle English rutte, from Middle French ruit, or "disturbance," from Latin rugire "to roar."* Read: frustration. Hair-tearing, … [Read More...]
Sanctuary
Can one person be a bird sanctuary? June 3rd marks the feast day for Irish monk St. Kevin and his legendary blackbird. T'is a fine time for admiring flight, I'm … [Read More...]
Alternatives: Shoehorn Rejuvenation Method
ALTERNATIVES, noun, definition: 1: options, choices, other possibilities. 2: existing or functioning outside the … [Read More...]
Love and the Stork’s Apprentice
Some stories are so tender, they're meant for only a few eyes. This story reveals hard things, and hopes long-guarded. … [Read More...]
Kissing — Actual, Metaphorical — Changes All
Kissing: Can it reboot the soul? Think of things that disappear . . . writes poet Naomi Shibab Nye Things … [Read More...]
Stalled, Halfway Down, or Do I Mean Up?
Stalled, half-spent, a balloon bouquet rustles, snagged in our pine tree. "Party!" it must have recently signaled from … [Read More...]