Words That Fail Us, Words That Heal Us
When I met Laura Peterson for the first time at a writing workshop in Alaska, I knew we would become good friends. She is warm, funny, positive, loves her husband and their two daughters with abandon and she talks really, really fast. But she can slow. When she reads or hears something touching, she tears easily, which makes her […]
When You Feel Like The Edges Of Your Life Are Crumbling And You Need Solid Anchors
I stood on the edge of a cliff wondering whether the rock would hold me if I ventured too far to the edge. From my high vantage point, I could see the vast array of autumn colors and the large lake down below—Devil’s Lake. I saw men and women with ropes anchored in rock, thrown […]
How To Make a God
There is no such thing as a human being who does not worship. We all believe in something so much or want something so strongly that we will sacrifice just about anything in order to get it or keep it. This is our god. These are our gods. They may not be golden calves causing us […]
When Joy and Sorrow Hold Hands
Saturday night. 8 PM. The day before Sunday, the Sabbath—the day of rest. He comes flying up the stairs to find me sitting in the library reading Isaiah, Chapter 40: Comfort, comfort my people, says your God . . . He is our ever-present help in times of danger. Our comfort in sorrow. “Oreo’s dead.” […]