The transfer station awaits. Wall-to-wall, in her silver Toyota, ten-gallon buckets brim with trash: batteries and light bulbs, paper and plastic, cardboard, newsprint, cans and glass, everything duly sorted. Time for another recycle run. A whiff from a milk jug sours the air. She collapses against the driver’s seat, powers … [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...
Wellspring
Fictional heroine Meg Murry trembles, appalled. Evil Echthroi roam the earth, threatening the lives of all. An angelic mentor declares Meg is a Namer, one who knows … [Read More...]
Strain
One jillion tiny red currants, already simmered, fill Mama’s jelly bag, slung on its tripod — summer reduced, overnight . . . drip by drip . . . until … [Read More...]
Knots & Pearls — A Cry for Connection
Knots: They show up in myriad ways. Accusations. Crippling rhetoric. Foundations, seemingly crumbling. And then, my own vengeful thoughts, silting over with … [Read More...]
A Cure for Regret
My mother entrusted me with the frayed string that held Nana’s pearls. How does a legacy born of wounding morph … [Read More...]
Benediction in Blue
Just like that, I am swept into the bluebird’s orbit, captivated by color that suggests fibers raveled from heaven’s … [Read More...]
Both Sides Now
What did you collect as a kid? Might there be a vital clue buried therein? A small truth worth pondering all these years … [Read More...]
Switchboard
I wasn’t on duty that night. It was summer, 1967. Our hospital’s leading surgeon strode into the office, flipped off … [Read More...]