I’m fifty-eight. I’m beginning to believe in myself. One of the results of childhood abuse has been a difficulty with believing in my own judgment. My childish belief, “I should have known not to go with my father that terrible day,” has warped my self-image. The length of time this healing has taken is a …
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What Was Jesus Thinking?
When Jesus fed the five thousand men, (plus thousands of women and children?) was he demonstrating his own body broken? In Matthew 14, this miracle comes soon after Jesus hears of John's beheading. Jesus knew, intellectually, that John's mission was to herald the Messiah. Jesus knew himself to be Messiah. When Jesus heard of John's …
A Quilting Lesson
On Tuesday, my daughter Jenn and I spent the morning sewing. She had fabric left over from a previous quilt that I pulled out while she cut strips for her next one. She has a sharp eye for color, so her leftovers went together easily. I sketched a simple box on box pattern. After choosing …