The Keys to Bonhoeffer’s Haus

by | Feb 9, 2021 | Blogging

Photo by Brian Ho on Unsplash Several years ago, I was deeply influenced by a biography I read with a friend about German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I am now a lifelong admirer of the man. When I heard about Laura Fabrycky’s new book, The Keys to...

We’ve Been Here Before

by | Apr 25, 2020 | Uncategorized

I’ve been quiet during this stay-at-home pandemic season, working out my thoughts, reading many articles and posts written by others. Connecting with people online has been a source of comfort and pleasure, hearing about their experiences, giving and receiving support...

Novel Beginnings

by | Jan 30, 2020 | Lifestyle

I’m getting to know some new folks these days. I’m feeling them out, watching them in their private moments, wondering why they do what they do. They’re a little hard to read and sometimes they act inconsistently. They change their clothes a lot and make awkward hand...

Finding Purpose in Jail

by | Dec 16, 2018 | Blogging

Photo by Ye Jinghan on Unsplash   “There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings.” Fyodor Dostoevski My husband and I go to jail weekly. One night a week we enter a maximum-security facility, get searched and patted down, and led deep...

A New Madeleine L’Engle Biography

by | Aug 6, 2018 | Blogging

Many years ago during my season as a young mother, I felt a deep longing for older women mentors. If those mentors were writers, all the better. Unfortunately, I didn’t know other wordsmiths at the time and felt isolated by my longing for people who could speak to me...