Month: February 2023

I have written before that I only began observing Lent in the past few years once I began attending and becoming interested in the Epsicopal church which observes liturgical practices. When I was growing up, we Baptists were all about the big E – Easter Sunday – and didn’t really observe the 40 days prior

Hearts and cupids. Flowers and candy. School parties with elaborately constructed boxes. Valentine’s Day is a romantic holiday for some, a reason to give gifts for many, and a painful day to simply make it through for others. Depending on your source, there is actually more than one Saint Valentine. And the holiday which came

I have never been one to be particularly community minded. I’m more of a lone wolf. Ok, maybe not a lone wolf but a semi lone wolf with a very small pack. I care immensely about others and the world around me but I would prefer to care from afar, in my own little bubble.