My little one is sick for the fourth time this season, so when I woke up this morning, worried and stressed, I needed a simple and familiar scripture to start the day. I opened the Bible App and the “Verse of the Day” provided the first few verses of Psalm 23–just what I needed to help the … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: He Restores My Soul
If Trump does no other good, we must acknowledge that the reality of his presidency has awakened a slumbering nation. Many finally realize that we can no longer resist in silence and leave the fate of our nation in the hands of elected officials, many of whom for too long have served their own political interests and … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: “I Will No Longer Hide in the Shadows”
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. –Annie Dillard. I’ve spent the last 72 hours in bed. Sick. Ugh! I wasted a significant amount of that time fretting over the things that weren’t getting done. Initially, I was too sick to read, write, or do much of anything and … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: Reflect.
I recently began a new swap series in the “All Things Book-Related” group on swap-bot. For the series, swappers must send partners a book-related postcard with a quote from a fictional or poetic work that enlightens, inspires, or “shows us the way.” The quote may be printed on the front of the postcard or written on … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: The Wisdom of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring
I received many beautiful and meaningful postcards the last few days, so at the moment I’m torn between posting something meaningful and something cute. As you can see, cute won. Why? The last few days were challenging, and I just want to stop thinking for a moment. The postcard is a reproduction of a watercolor by one of my new postcard … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: Time Out for Cute
Now there is a final reason I think that Jesus says, “Love your enemies.” It is this: that love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals. Just keep being friendly to that person. Just keep loving them, and they can’t stand it too long. Oh, they … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Redemptive Power of Love
I had other plans for today’s microblog, but I’m thinking about the Shakespeare course I teach every spring and the postcards on my desk are waiting to be shared. [Click image for a closer look and details] “As You Like It” is from the Postcards from Penguin collection of Penguin classic covers; I received it for … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: Postcards and Shakespeare
Happy New Year! Two of my nieces shared a meme from “Quiet Quotes” today–one on Instagram, the other on Facebook. The meme reads, “Raise your hand shamelessly if you have successfully wasted the first day of 2017.” I raised both hands because I did absolutely nothing on the first day of 2017. I was fine with my … Continue reading Microblog Mondays: Permission to Rest
Thalassophile (n.) a lover of the sea; someone who loves the sea, the ocean. Mondays are exhausting, so I thought you–like me–might need the calming blues and purples of the sea. The lovely postcard above was made especially for me by the personalized postcard queen–Trang K. She blesses so many with her art from the … Continue reading I Need the Ocean Because…Mondays are Exhausting
My friend Kemi gave me a handout on navigating grief written by Chrystal Evans Hurst. One of the tips is to “keep going;” another is “get to work,” to keep doing life. Although it seems easier to curl into a ball and hide under the covers till the worst of the grief passes, the reality … Continue reading Light and Miracles
