by Kit | Dec 4, 2017 | Advent Reflections, Uncategorized
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re already observing Advent, even if you’re not sure what Advent is. In the 1960s, kids like me growing up near Pacific Grove, California had something major to anticipate in addition to Christmas Day. We...
by Kit | Apr 23, 2017 | On Living, Think About these Things, Uncategorized
The only thing I was (consciously) grieving when I left town was that I’d forgotten my precious. My iPhone, that is. Don’t get me wrong; I relish being disconnected. But with five errands to run on a business day, in a town thirty minutes away? I...
by Kit | Dec 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
“That through death he might . . . deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.” —Hebrews 2:15 It happened again. Garth and I cried watching “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It hits too close to...
by Kit | Sep 19, 2015 | On Loveliness, Pin-couragement, Reasons to Believe, Uncategorized
In Sweet Home Alabama, young Melanie and Jake stand on the beach under stormy skies. She asks, “Why’d you wanna marry me for, anyhow?” Jake says, “So I can kiss you anytime I want.” I drove ten minutes for this lake view. And it’s...
by Kit | Jun 5, 2015 | On Writing, Think About these Things, Uncategorized
I’m writing my first novel. There, I said it. It’s scary, this trying new things, risking failure. In public now. As I sink into my main character’s head, considering her fears, flaws, motivations, and the life events that informed them, I’m gaining new...
by Kit | Feb 26, 2015 | On Living, Think About these Things, Uncategorized, Worthy of Praise
This morning slaps me on the face in a good way, like the tingle of aftershave, like a whiff of minty-fresh clarity. Today the mountains aren’t airbrushed or the least bit soft-spoken. They’re drawn with a fine tip, straightforward. Crags and cliffs...
