Category: literature
Tattered
Stations of the Cross are placed around the auditorium. Her favorite station is in front of the stage; a rugged wooden cross, standing seven feet tall, is there for anyone to nail their troubles, concerns, or pleas for forgiveness to. The act of driving a rusty square nail into a thin piece of paper and ...
Adjust your view…
"Maybe when you were born on the top of the mountain you could pretend the mountain didn't matter, but those who climbed it and those born at its base who could never climb at all knew differently.” ― Brent Weeks, The Black Prism While rereading Black Prism, I continually find myself grateful for an author, ...
Moments of beauty…
“Moments of beauty sustain us through hours of ugliness.” ― Brent Weeks, The Black Prism The other night, I was talking with a friend about an author's work. I like this author--he writes about humanity's harshness and desire for power without constructing a plot line that buries the heart of his message under fluff and rhetorical ...
Dreams are a wish…
"I think that all things, in their way, reflect heavenly truth, the imagination not least." ~ C.S. Lewis Still tossing and turning, dreams crept in and transported me away from pain, insomnia, and sounds of Jay St. I found myself with others trying to get to Central Park in New York City. We got trapped ...
Sailing in Storms
"I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship." ~ Louisa May Alcott A news channel issued a weather warning for high winds on the coast this past Thursday. The winds were projected to reach 100 miles and hour along the Oregon coast. Wind is something that is never ...
Six Steps Since 