You’ve probably read my friend Patricia Lorenz’s “Baggy Yellow Shirt” story, about a joke and a lot of love between her and her mom. It’s been published all over the place, and people all over the internet, like this site, regularly appropriate it without permission or credit. But this isn’t a story about a baggy… Continue reading A Baggy Yellow Shirt, Black Jersey Capris, and Friendship
Month: September 2020
On the Nightstand: The Mirror & the Light
I’d been meaning to read Wolf Hall, the first in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, for years. Then it turned out my friend MEG was a fan, so I borrowed her copy about a year ago and was hooked. I didn’t know much about Cromwell before this (though I could have named you all… Continue reading On the Nightstand: The Mirror & the Light
Doing No Harm
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down before them, he came out of him without having done him any… Continue reading Doing No Harm
Friends in Faith : Tony DeCristofaro
If you think I have any skill at all as a devotional writer, Tony DeCristofaro is one of the two people most responsible. (The other is my dear friend Patricia Lorenz.) I was looking for some way to give back to the local Cursillo community after my Weekend, and Tony has this blog. He graciously gave… Continue reading Friends in Faith : Tony DeCristofaro