THE SUNDAY BRUNCH
Tidbits and snippets from the week
TRYING SOMETHING NEW!
I’m trying something new here! It might not last, but we’ll see what happens. I thought I’d try sending a sort of Sunday Smorgasbord with a quick rundown of my writing this week, with links—possibly—to other writers I read and—maybe--books I like. I hope it will be more conversational than my usual Thursday posts!
I wrote two blogs this week, one for our church and my own usual Thursday newsletter. Both had to do with the topic of forgiveness. I suddenly realized it had been 25 years since my husband’s life-changing car accident.
A Short Note to the Other Driver
I noticed the date in the church bulletin today: March 2, 2025. I suddenly realized it had been twenty-five years since the car accident that changed our lives forever. Ten years ago, I wrote my seco…
And that realization led me to write the church blog, which I then had the audacity to record as a podcast. Hey, I’ve been told I have a nice speaking voice! At least my students usually listened to me. Listen and let me know what you think!
NOTES AND OTHER STUFF
My story “Heartbeat: For Ron” got quite a few shares and likes. I posted this note about the shape of our scars:
Your story might be the shape of someone else’s scar. I can’t recall where I read these words, but I know them to be true. Several people responded to my post, “Heartbeat: For Ron” and let me know my own scars had helped them heal.
Thanks, everyone.
KINTSUGI
I was reminded of the Japanese art of kintsugi, both because storytelling can help other people heal and because of my experiences with my autistic adult son.
I was reading a book this week—Allen Arnold’s The Story of With—that uses kintsugi as an allegory for the way God uses our own imperfections for His good. Great coincidence!
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ESSIE, THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CHICKEN
Times are crazy and the world has turned upside down, so we all need some emotional support. Meet Essie, the emotional support chicken, and her cousin, Lisch, the little southern comfort hen.
Until next time!