This post is about my faith, so if you're of the "zombie Jesus" or "invisible Sky God" persuasion and it's working for you, I'm happy for you. Please afford me a little grace to write about this on my own blog without dropping those phrases into my comments, okay? I was raised Catholic and left the Church when it took a position that if you voted for a Democrat, you couldn't take communion because you supported the murder of babies. They rolled that back very quickly at the time, but it was ...
Easter: Though Hope is Frail, it’s Hard to Kill
Easter 2020 looks much different than usual. And I'm not even an Easter Person, being both unchurched and too lazy to find another one right now. Although, what better time? And as someone who was raised in a religious tradition filled with miracles, I really wanted today to be the day that something WAS PROVEN. But that's not how any of this works. I know the stories of self-isolation on an ark, of a 40-year trek to freedom, of being swallowed by a whale or shoved into a furnace and ...
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith review
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hi, I'm Kim. I'm a woman, early 40s, spiritual but churchless, and a somewhat-intelligent Christian with a soft spot for crystals and "woo." My cat just died, I can't get pregnant and I'm wondering what in the heck the point of my existence even is!In other words, I am this book's target audience. The only thing missing is the "to Kim" in the dedication. Therefore, I'm not the best person to objectively review this ...
As we forgive those who trespass against us
I'm struggling with this lately. It's hard. ...
now I lay me down to sleep
BvP's relatives are safe and sound. The Biloxi-based group (whom I've never met) are scattered, but alive. I'm quite relieved and pleased. But Katrina has planted a lot of questions inside my brain. Questions such as: 1) Would there be more help down there now if most of or military personnel weren't in Iraq and Afghanistan? 2) Why was is so much hipper to donate to the tsunami victims than to the victims down South? (I know the tsunami was of a larger scale. But is there a 'they should ...
Hello, doves! Remember me?
A few mini-rants...I watched the finale of My Big, Fat, Obnoxious Fiance last night. Ugh. I thought Randi was a shallow witch when I saw the first episode. Now I know that shallowness is genetic, thanks to meeting her family. Long story short, Steve (the big, fat, obnoxious guy) breaks out of character before his "I do" to let the family know that it's fake. Mom, loser brother, mute brother, and whining sister get the hell out of Dodge. Dad stays at the altar because he didn't want to abandon ...
