wayside sacraments

occasional ponderings from the Beadery

Hints of hopefulness

April 18, 2016

I’m a (New) Jersey girl by upbringing, but have lived in many different places since then. (At last count, I’ve moved 22 times!) One of the places I lived for six years is Northern California. The weather there is phenomenal, but after a year or so I began to feel out of kilter. Kind of … More Hints of hopefulness

Sometimes a light surprises

March 23, 2016

Winter grows into spring about as smoothly as children mature into adults, including a time of ragged adolescence when moods change from moment to moment. A few weeks ago it was prematurely spring, with record-breaking high temperatures here in Pittsburgh. The next week it was winter again. Magnolia blossoms clamped themselves back shut. Daffodils braved a … More Sometimes a light surprises