I get homesick a lot. Certainly around the holidays. Always during football season. Occasionally when I’m acting as an interpreter for my husband while watching Gator Hunters. Often when I see a fleur de lis. But around this time of year especially. Today is Mardi Gras in my hometown. And for me, Mardi Gras does not hold the same significance as it may for […]

Every once in awhile our choir director will take requests during the church service, and I almost always shout out, “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love.”  That hymn has always been one of my favorites because it rings so true.  It speaks to me about appearances and also reminds me of the flip side […]

  It’s 3 days post-election, and I am still devastated.  No one is more surprised than me that I am this grief-stricken.  On Wednesday I stopped crying long enough to meet a dear friend for lunch.  Once lunch was over and I hugged her good-bye a new round of crying jags started.  These went on for […]

  Friends, protest if you must. I understand the sudden feeling of needing to do something, to take action. But for the love of all that’s good and holy please keep it peaceful. Any showings of violence, any destruction of property is only going to diminish our message. People will no longer listen. They will […]