Replanting My Faith

November 25, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Last night, when it became clear that the New England Patriots were going to lose in an ugly way to the Denver Broncos, I turned the TV off and picked up a book. (The Pats roared back in overtime to win the game, leading me to wonder if ignoring them might be the key to […]

Sunday Night Book Reviews

November 17, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

The upside to a week of sick days is you can get a lot of reading done. My TBR pile did not disappoint. Three recommendations for you as we head into the new week: Stitches by Anne Lamott I finished this ten minutes ago. I think it’s her best work, or at least my favorite […]

This, from Anne Lamott

July 25, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

Anne Lamott posted this on Facebook today, in response to someone who asked, “What job would you want if you weren’t a writer?” She said she’d want to sit by the door of her church with bowls of M&Ms and cherries and the Communion elements. She said many beautiful things, but here is the part […]