10 Bridesmaid Dresses, A Retrospective
At 17, I’m asked by a friend two years my senior to a be a bridesmaid in her
wedding, and despite having only recently gotten my braces off, I take it as
Humanity
Ten Times I Regretted Being Related to Other People at Thanksgiving
1. “You say you lost weight because of health issues? You look fabulous.”
2. “I haven’t seen you in years. You look so tiny!”
3. “You look good. Thin.”
4. “How’s
10 for 2020
When I was very young, I saw the movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact. In the
movie, a family had a dolphin pool in their living room! The dolphin swims over
for
Punching My Adult Card: 10 Stamps in 10 Years
As I reflect upon a decade of life, I feel like it should involve large-scale
changes or shifts; but, as I think back to 2010, I am mostly struck by how much
of
Veni Emmanuel
Advent is the hope of redemption, sung in minor key. It is the promise of
resurrection, and the sorrow of that hope not yet fulfilled. In this the
midnight of the liturgical year,