Monthly Archives: December 2006
Picture Postcard 2006
This is what delayed gratification day brought Momma in Her Kerchief and I in My Cap. Heidi got a new loveseat and chair for our room and I got a new digital camera. Merry Christmas to us. Mr. Freshpants is … Continue reading
3rd Day of Christmas
Yesterday we spent time playing with our toys and resting in the presence of family. Made a battery run and then assmbled the toy train, the Dora Dollhouse. Played with the playdough set, the bike, and the new board games. … Continue reading
Poem: “Topography”
After you flew across the country we got in bed, laid our bodies delicately together, like maps laid face to face, East to West, my San Francisco against your New York, your Fire Island against my Sonoma, my New Orleans … Continue reading
Christmas Morning Quiet
“Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” — Luke 2:19 Merry Christmas. It is the quiet before the storm in the Clark household. I am spending a few moments with the Word before the impending paroxysm … Continue reading
Poem: “Call Me by My True Names”
Do not say that I’ll depart tomorrow because even today I still arrive. Look deeply: I arrive in every second to be a bud on a spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with wings still fragile, learning to sing … Continue reading
What are you waiting for?
“The waiting is the hardest part” — Tom Petty I’ll spare everyone my usual bah-humbag rant about Christmas claim-jumping and how Advent gets a short shrift every year. I’ll just sing the praises of Advent itself. Advent is about waiting. … Continue reading
Be Still My Heart
I discovered the Pixie Mate site quite accidentally while looking for coffee roasters in Houston. Yerba Mate with a touch of poetry. Mate is the gentle hum of an awakened mind and a vibrant body. It is energy that’s balanced, … Continue reading