Military Musings

I’m very excited to be newly writing for both www.wivesoffaith.org and www.faithdeployed.com, two sites that provide incredible resources, encouragement, and support to military families worldwide. You can read my first post, “Here Today, Gone...

Found Art Blog Tour

The Found Art blog tour kicked off yesterday! Oh la la. Check out this very cool photography challenge at http://tasramar.com/2010/03/found-art-discovering-beauty-in-foreign-places-giveaway-challenge/. I’ve got some photos posted on Tasra’s site, and...

Turning Toward the Texture of Lent

Texture is one of the most beautiful things in the world to me. I love rusted iron, layers of paint, galvanized metal, brown chipboard, rough burlap. Somehow the whole disparity creates a collage to me, keeping my eye interested. When I look at the above picture...

“S” is for . . .

This morning I woke up more hopeful and more energized than I’ve been in weeks. Part of it is because I went to bed early the last two nights, and sleep generally seems to mitigate a number of ills. Part of it is because I’m still basking in the afterglow of my...

Weather, Wounds, and Windsurfers

The rain continues to fall here in San Diego. Uncharacteristic amounts of water everywhere. I like to think of it as tears from heaven, God still mourning the Chargers’ loss to the Jets. We’re all in ruins over it. The whole city. Ruins. This weekend, I...