Just the Normal Noises

Stupid Phones. We’re Holdouts.  What Counts as Quiet? I paused in the parking lot of the suburban hotel and listened. I heard, and felt, music hurtling from a car on the street, subwoofer driving the bass beat into my bones. Somewhere on the sidewalk a woman laughed. The “Walk” signal at the intersection chirped out […]


Wedding Gifts, Part One: The Day My Face Fell

Wedding Favor. October, 2011. Prayer, Prednisone and Immanuel “It’s Bell’s Palsy,” the doctor said. “It’ll probably get worse over the next few weeks, then improve. Most of the time it goes away after three or four months.” He reached for his prescription pad. “Um. Our daughter’s wedding is in ten days.”  The doctor smiled at […]


The Day My Face Fell

Wedding Favor. October, 2011. Prayer, Prednisone and Immanuel “It’s Bell’s Palsy,” the doctor said. “It’ll probably get worse over the next few weeks, then improve. Most of the time it goes away after three or four months.” He reached for his prescription pad. “Um. Our daughter’s wedding is in ten days.”  The doctor smiled at […]


Wedding Gifts, Part One: The Day My Face Fell

Wedding Favor. October, 2011. Prayer, Prednisone and Immanuel “It’s Bell’s Palsy,” the doctor said. “It’ll probably get worse over the next few weeks, then improve. Most of the time it goes away after three or four months.” He reached for his prescription pad. “Um. Our daughter’s wedding is in ten days.”  The doctor smiled at […]


Strung out on Prayer, Part Four

Two Strands of Beads. September, 2011. [I didn’t know, back in March that these posts would become an occasional series, but they have. You may find the earlier ones here:Strung out on PrayerStrung out on Prayer, Part TwoStrung out on Prayer, Part Three]Encouragement to Go: Spirit or Impulse?“I need to make some beads for Charity,” […]