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  • Lent 2020, Day 5: One is the Loneliest Number.

    You are not alone,
    I am here with you.
    Though we’re far apart,
    And you’d rather be reading Catster (which is totally a thing).

    March 2, 2020
  • Lent 2020, First Sunday: I Love The Lord.

    She’s the queen of the 2020 class, and is inviting us to the throne of the King.

    March 1, 2020
  • Lent 2020, Day 4: The Power of Love.

    And I’ll never be royal
    It don’t run in my blood
    But I crave the power of love.

    February 29, 2020
  • Lent 2020, Day 3: Satchmo & Scripture.

    Yes, I think to myself, what an overcrowded jail. Oh yeah.

    February 28, 2020
  • Lent 2020, Day 2: The Odd Thing About Life.

    Eat, drink, be merry. For [TBD], we die.

    February 27, 2020
  • Stained glass window of Mary holding baby Jesus.

    Lent 2020: Ash Wednesday

    A few minutes before noon, Zoe and I walked across the one-way street where our Uber had let us out, and headed up the sloping ramp into the church. It was dark…

    February 26, 2020
  • Some Sunday Stuff: January 26th.

    So, um, as I’m typing this, I’m fighting back tears about the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash this morning. I’m heartbroken for his wife and…

    January 26, 2020
  • My Soldier Boy

    Dreams meet reality. Or, his life, his plans. But it’s all love.

    January 15, 2020
  • It's 90's, 00's, and 10s Li- and in this post we'll do even more time traveling.

    Some Sunday Stuff: January 12th.

    Some of the biggest music trends of the teens, some of the top wedding gowns of the past century, some of the best children’s books of the past year, and some time traveling with Alicia Keys. It’s this week’s Some Sunday Stuff.

    January 12, 2020
  • In praise of impermanence.

    2019, like my henna tat, is gone. But it’s all good.

    January 5, 2020
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