Here is a devotion I wrote for Lent. It is based on Psalm 25. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them… View Post

Today’s Word of the Day, according the email I receive from Merriam-Webster, is “durable.” It means, “able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration.” Durable comes from the Latin verb, “durare,” which means, “to last.” In English, it’s an adjective. Since its meaning is used in two different parts of speech, one could conclude that durable is something… View Post

I don’t know the people on our street well, or at all, really. I should, I know this. I’m a terrible person probably, and I won’t try to defend my lack of neighborly prowess. Three women though, whose names I do not know have brought me a subtle joy throughout the years we’ve called Ann Arbor our home. (It makes… View Post

“What if,” I said to Jesse – quietly, carefully, – “we didn’t make this part into a closet?” I took a step back, ready not so much for an argument, but for a series of questions that would unpack a well-thought out plan for what in the world this space could possibly be if not a closet. “And do what… View Post

Once, during a writing workshop I was co-leading, a writer asked me if writing was more inspiration or habit. “Or a mixture of both?” she added. It’s a great question, and one I think she answered with her third question. I write because I’m inspired (or haunted, sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference), but it is the habit –… View Post