Monthly Archives: December 2013

“Where is our other carry-on suitcase?” Marlo asked as he emerged from the basement the day before our departure. “I don’t know,” I said. I had wondered the same thing when I started packing a few days earlier.. We speculated. … Continue reading →

When I reach toward the floor to retrieve  my candle for the grand finale to Christmas Eve worship, I come up empty. I check the cement floor beside, behind, and before my cushioned theater seat. The candle in a plastic … Continue reading →

Scene 1: November 22, White Oaks Theater, Garner, North Carolina Our last afternoon in Garner, we decide to see Twelve Years a Slave at a Garner theater. After two weeks, we are ready for a break, and perhaps Chad and … Continue reading →

This is not the blog I started out to write. This morning, I started writing with a memory. I remembered writer Madeleine L’Engle’s horror over the low number of books read by some of her fellow alumni of the prestigious … Continue reading →