As I’ve mentioned before, movie viewing is an interactive sport for Jacob. If the characters in a court scene all rise, he rises. If someone asks a question, he answers it. If they pray, he closes his eyes and bows his head. This evening Jacob was watching the Civil War flick, Gods and Generals. I […]
This afternoon, George, Jacob and I attended the funeral of a man named James Lewis. In many ways it was unlike any funeral I’ve ever attended. For one thing, James died forty years ago. A colonel in the Air Force, he failed to return from a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. He was
Thus read the subject line of an e-mail I received Monday from Luke. I’m accustomed to opening my inbox and finding e-mails with ominous subject lines from my son. “You may not like this, but . . .” That sort of thing. I always take a deep breath and say a little prayer before reading
“It’s a bit unfortunate . . . “ Read More »
. . . and anyone else who delights in taking hunks of verbal marble and sculpting stories that sing. Today I posted some reflections on “good” writing and my personal goals as a writer. If you’re interested in that sort of thing, click here. And feel free to leave comments. I like to know what
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” . . . and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.” Ecclesiastes 12:4 And all the daughters of song will sing softly. That phrase has been
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Four weeks ago today, four bombs exploded in London. Two weeks ago today, four more bombing attempts failed. Today London is on high alert for terrorist activity. According to an online news article I just read, they’ve launched one of the most expensive police campaigns ever. Today. Grace arrived in London about 12 hours ago.
“The distance just dissolves into the love.” Read More »
We’re back from merrily mingling with the Macedonians in Michigan, which means no more long, leg-cramping, snooze-inducing, long, fast-food-filled, hotel-hopping (and did I mention long?) van treks for the Damoffs this summer. Woot. As often happens when I’m absent from LJ for more than a few days, an unruly mental mob of remembrances is wrestling
Grace and I met them while standing in line to buy crepes. If you ever find yourself at the Saturday Minturn Market, know this in advance: procuring a crepe for lunch means a long wait in a long line, but it’s worth every sun-drenched, leg-to-leg-weight-shifting nanosecond. Two guys who look like back-country guides in chef’s
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So, when I said it’s exciting to anticipate all the adventures that await Luke this summer, I wasn’t thinking about his being blocks away from terrorist attacks. A little less adventure would be okay at this point. Yes, he was in London. Unaware of the explosions, his group attempted to take the “tube” to the
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Grace is home! And today is her birthday. 🙂 I met her at the Dallas airport late Tuesday night. Or, I should say, early Wednesday morning. Her flight was scheduled to arrive at 11:52 PM, but it landed around 1:20 A. I sat in the baggage claim area chatting with a young woman waiting for
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