The Long Road Back to Normal

Dearest Rachel – No, I’m not talking about taking a road trip back to our old collegiate stomping grounds. Apart from a meal at Avanti’s, there’s little reason to do so (and even that is hardly compelling, given the distance and time to get there and back. It violates all of my rules regarding travelContinue reading “The Long Road Back to Normal”

The Chill and the Damp

Dearest Rachel – When April showers May come your way They bring the flowers That bloom in May That’s all well and good, but what’s to be said about the showers that come in May? Does this mean they’re deferring the blossoms until June or something? And if they are, that’s not necessarily a goodContinue reading “The Chill and the Damp”

from Rachel: Renaming and Resisting

The days seem to pass slowly, but the years fly like the wind. ‘I choose joy. I may not feel it, but God has appropriated it and I choose it.’ Please read Daniel 1:6-7. Write each of the young men’s names below and… what they were renamed: “Daniel – God is my judge” renamed “BelteshazzarContinue reading “from Rachel: Renaming and Resisting”

Conspiracy Meeting

Dearest Rachel – Since my body and mind disagree – sometimes vehemently – on how to handle things, I wasn’t invited to last night’s discussion, preoccupied as I was with a handful of more or less forgettable dreams. But I’m assuming there must’ve been some coordination going on, so I’m gonna take my best guessContinue reading “Conspiracy Meeting”