Today is much like the day in this photo. The sun shines brightly and fiercely. The sky wears its best blue. Winter grips us tightly enough, teasing those of us who live in the South with its power to turn into a deathly reality. The difference in today and the day of this photo is… Read more
With the movie based on her award-winning book in theaters finally, a book about her spiritual legacyjust published and the 100th anniversary of her birth approaching in November, Madeleine L’Engle is in the news, as they say. Even though she died in 2007, she remains as current as the day’s news for me. She continues having a proI… Read more
“You have a pretty smile,” said my husband as he hugged me and walked out the door. (As great first line for a novel, but not where this is going.) His comment was not unusual for a husband to say to his wife. But it’s notable to me for two reasons. My normal facial expression… Read more