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Dear Shannon
a.k.a. A Book Review/Open Letter to Shannon Harris, author of The Woman They Wanted: Shattering The Illusion Of The Good Christian Wife Book Summary: Shannon Harris did not grow up in Christianity and yet she found herself quickly entrenched in an ultra conservative church, married to the poster boy of purity culture. She details the…
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October 1, 1943 (Hope for the Salty)
My Grandparents’ Wedding Day was 80 years ago today. There were several parties over the years to celebrate, but I remember their 50th Anniversary Party well. A friend had given them a poem called “When Grandpa Looks At Grandma” and suggested that I read it at the party. So I did. But I remember thinking…
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The Bunny And The Resurrection
Holy Saturday. On a day that is meant to feel darkness and waiting, our family saw a preview of resurrection and hope. Resurrection. Death to life. Something out of nothing. We found Easter on Holy Saturday in San Diego through music, nature, art, history, and connection. We saw the opposite of Easter too, in a…
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Belonging
Belonging. Identity. Acceptance. We all want to be known. Some people strive for this feeling of being known by trying to fit in. Some go against the cultural norms and mask their search for belonging. Sometimes they join a counterculture movement, such as the hippie movement of the 1960’s, on a search for belonging, as…
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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Ash Wednesday. A day when we remember that we are dust and to dust we shall return. This fragile humanity. This one life spent on earth. Sometimes we live as if we are invincible and other times, we know and acknowledge that we are not. This Ash Wednesday, I remember my Grandmothers. My Grandma Virginia…
Coffee with Joy 