Category Archives: Writing

The Curious Question of Is: pt 5

Posted on January 14, 2011 by K

Gotta, gotta, gotta get this last bit down before the house disintegrates around this corner of the couch.  (Just kidding – the disintegration would start at this corner of the couch).  And I don’t even know if I’m still making … Continue reading →

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The Curious Question of Is: pt. 4

Posted on January 13, 2011 by K

About moving past parenthood: a story Sam’s wife Dakota (I smile happily) was a lovely little girl.  Maybe even spoiled because she was so cute and smart and charming.  Did well in school.  Had friends.  Went to college.  Once there, … Continue reading →

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The Curious Question of Is: pt. 3

Posted on January 12, 2011 by K

Okay, so you are going to be very impressed and entertained by this set of slick charts I’ve made up for you.  Really.  You will be. Our hero is SAM.  No, Sam, not specifically you.  Just—Sam.  We pass by all … Continue reading →

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The Curious Question of Is: pt. 2

Posted on January 12, 2011 by K

So in one of the comments to that woeful empty nest piece I did the other day, a young friend of mine (as long as you haven’t gotten married or had kids, I would consider you young if you were … Continue reading →

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The Curious Question of Is: pt.1

Posted on January 11, 2011 by K

Strange and mystical verb that: to be. Is. There really is no hard and fast definition for this verb, and yet we use it a million times a day.  We live on the edge of a mystery, but manage to … Continue reading →

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~:: Perpetual Motion ::~

Posted on January 8, 2011 by K

Once again, M is gone.  This time for 5 months.  But at least, in the states.  We took him to the airport this morning—G, Laura and I—through fog, over ice.  Got there in good time.  And after he had gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Journeys, The g-kids, The kids | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

~:: Unresolved ::~

Posted on January 6, 2011 by K

I don’t make New Years’ resolutions.  Not to sound all broomstick-up-the-back about it, but my Faith pretty much demands that I constantly keep a weather-eye out on myself.  I mean, you know – not in an unhealthily obsessed way.  Just … Continue reading →

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~:: The Iceman Cometh ::~

Posted on December 30, 2010 by K

Once upon a time, it snowed.  Remember this cute little snow? Then it snowed again.  This time with far more serious intent. This was only the beginning – it continued to snow for another several hours. Four hours later,  rain … Continue reading →

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~ At last, Noel ~

Posted on December 24, 2010 by K

I cannot bear the story of our salvation. It’s easier, I suppose, if you see Christ as someone apart from us; someone so holy, he must not have had a human heart to hurt; so much god that pain and … Continue reading →

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~:: Of Birth and Holy Birth ::~

Posted on December 21, 2010 by K

I have to explain how I feel about nativities.  My first experience with one was when I was in high school and my dad built a bunch of crèches in his workshop.  Every year, he made stuff in the shop … Continue reading →

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