Goofy Dad Stories (1) – Coffee and Creamers. Once upon a time, when I was a busy and distracted educator, I stopped quickly at the local 7-11 on the way to school. The time was 7:00 a.m., the place, Falls Church, Virginia, the educator, preoccupied. After all, I had grade reports to write, curriculum to …
Blackhawk Island: Tribute to Mom. “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” (Hebrews 10:24) My mom’s name Lucy means light, and she was all of that, even after an upbringing that included abandonment and physical abuse. During her homemaking years, helping my dad raise 3 boys, her …
The Stolen Bike: Tribute to Dad. “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for them who abuse you. To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who takes away your cloak do not withdraw your coat as well. Give to …
The Bird in the Mist. Before everything When emptiness was waiting to be filled, and Nothingness was silent in the formless deep, The Spirit of God flutters over the thick eggshell of the watery abyss. A songbird hovering over her brood to come, God waits until the right moment to sing a universe into being …