lemon ruth

this was a very awkward summer.  right now i’m watching the rain fall from a dark sky outside my big office window, and i’m surprisingly excited for these first signs of impending winter.
i love the idea of rest.  i love the fact that even the natural world works in the same way our hearts do.  it’s […]

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in the past 48 hours i’ve learned how to hold onto things more lightly.
none of this is permanent or final or secure.
there have only been a few times in my life when i’ve felt like things might not actually be ok, and last night was one of those times.  i weighed every option that came […]

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there are times when the normal (and for the most part: good) tension of life escalates to an almost unbearable level.  it feels something like the devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, like in those bad nineties movies.  too many conflicting motives/desires/emotions.
i mean, it’s difficult enough to come to conclusions about each […]

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