A Poem in Memory of Aunt Bess

If my great-aunt Bess were still alive, she would have turned 108 this month. We fell in love when I was a toddler and never fell out. When I stopped going to church in college, she would ask me, every time I saw her if I’d started back. When I finally did, I...

The Bears are Back!

  Mama has returned. And once again, she’s given birth to three adorable cubs. They’re about the size of a cat and one is a major squaller. My husband was treated to seeing the squaller climb HIGH into a tree in back of our house. He refused to come...

Communion in the Round

We might have been uneasy if we’d known what was in store that Good Friday. The church service followed Christ’s last hours before his crucifixion. From his plans for the Passover meal to his final words this side of Heaven, the service was laid out for...