by Kit | Jan 28, 2023 | Books & Reading, Think About these Things, Writing
“Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson They say you always come out of the woods better than you went in. Could this be true for novels too? When I close the cover, am I a better human? While working on my current writing project, I...
by Kit | Dec 18, 2022 | Advent Reflections, Think About these Things
When my son was little, he received for Christmas a children’s book about the Raiders football team customized with his name and photo—placing him in the story. In the action. He was astounded. But here’s what I find truly astounding. All of history past and future is...
by Kit | Nov 25, 2022 | On Living, Parenting, Reasons to Believe, Think About these Things, Whatever is Lovely
Ahh, remember the days when life’s seasons were so predictable, so clearly defined? Growing up on California’s central coast, life had only two seasons—school and summer vacation. Here on Oregon’s high desert, as our sunny October bustled to a close, aspen...
by Kit | Sep 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
To tell it true, I’ve kinda had it up to here with all this sadness and disappointment. How about you? Ever feel like someone keeps sneaking along behind you, adding chunks of granite to your backpack? For me, it’s been one burden after another carried for my closest...
by Kit | Aug 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Feeling old lately? On a recent getaway to Big Bear Lake, California, I watch my grandkids explore creation. Wide-eyed, they touch, taste, listen, watch, ask. What’s this thing do, Nana? What’s that word mean? Everything is new to them, because they are new to the...
