We are in a season of Advent once more. In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are shorter and the nights grow long. In my little swath of the Midwest, snow and chilly weather abound, creating havoc at times. Read any newspaper or even scroll through the comments on social media and it seems that joy, […]
Tag: love
From grief to hope
It’s the first of December and the front room of my little house is in disarray. There are totes everywhere, half opened and partially rummaged through. Fall decorations sit on the floor. My Christmas tree is up and decorated (and then at times partly undecorated by the felines). I have a few lights in the […]
A Child’s Belief
This is a short story that came to me in a dream (always good to write down dreams!) As I stated in the disclaimer above, I originally posted this on a blog called Short Stories…. but want all of my works in one place now, so I am moving all of my stories here. His […]
Rest well. Your story has ended
As if this month couldn’t get any weirder….. My uncle died this past Saturday. It was unexpected, at least from my scope of the story, but not entirely unexpected. You see, he was an uncle by marriage, married to my eldest maternal aunt. My memories of him were filled with him being loud and obnoxious […]
Be Generous
“The Church is the Church only when it exists for others…not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison There seems to be a contagion in this land. Well, to be fair, history […]
Grief comes like a thief
It has taken me days to get words to paper, as it should. This past Saturday night, after saying good bye to one of my besties who had spent the day with us, the other half and I decided to call his dad and stepmother to check in on them. Today, I am grateful I […]
R E S P E C T…. find out what it means to me
I grew up as the daughter of a military officer, which meant I learned a great deal about respect as a child. Even if one doesn’t agree with their commanding officer, they better show them some respect. At a young age, that term “show some respect” was ingrained in me. But as I grew older, […]
Speak less, listen more, love lots
Despite our differences, we share a greater common ground then we think we do. But how do we find it? It’s hard to be curious and not judgmental when we don’t talk to each other. It’s hard to be curious when we think we are the only ones who are special. What would happen if […]
Just when you feel like throwing in the towel
Normally I’d be writing what I call my “sermon reflection” today. But since I skipped church last week due to needing a mental and physical break and never watched the video about it (sorry Pastor Travis!), I don’t have some witty wonderful writing for you about doing unto other and working kindness or love or […]
Do Unto Others….
We’re nearing the elections here in the United States, and man oh man is this a very polarized election. It seems no matter where one turns, they are hearing how if they aren’t FOR a certain candidate, then they are against everything that candidate stumps for. The nation feels divided and it seems that disagreement […]
K. S. Wood Writes 