giggles

The other day, while having dinner with friends, the group talked business stuff. My gaze wandered to these small screen doors (bigger than dollhouse doors, but miniature all the same) leaning against the kitchen window.

What world lies beyond those doors?

There must be fairies and tree nymphs and water nymphs and flowers bigger than me and unicorns (there are always unicorns).

She pops the red flag up, glancing over her shoulder as she does. They all do. She looks at the sky and presses the palms of her hands to her eyes.

It's Jack I feel bad for. A postal worker in life, he didn't know he'd be required to continue his courier services by death.

The shore is a place of Revelation to me. It's a foretaste of what we will know in God's re-creation. Fortresses of sand cross the beach line, their gates always open. They're built with love and laughter. The joy is in the creation.

It's a place where giggles escape.

It's a place of games--paddleball, whiffle ball, football, frisbie, bocce, horseshoes. It's a place where we remember to be child-like.

I've been tagged by Sarah, who was tagged by Christianne, who was tagged Green Inventions Central, who was tagged by Michelle and Gina, who were tagged by... (Does this mean I'm related to Kevin Bacon?)

I started a new book last week! Writing the first few pages helped deteriorate the fear crippling me. I stalled and stalled knowing that what comes out on the page will never be what's in my head. It'll never be good enough.

I have to write anyway.

With that in mind, here's a peek into my life:

I had a bad morning. A very bad morning. I won't tell you the details because I want to shelter you. But I decided to lift my moratorium on book buying (self-imposed until I finish books I already own) to buy two new books. Look what I got!

Arts Alive! A conference of arts in ministry and missions--if you're in Nashville, I'd recommend checking this one out.

The Christian Vision Project, a collective of creative Christian thinkers addressing what we must learn and unlearn to be agents of God's mission in the world

Today's catch words: authentic, gritty, relevant, edgy, raw, quirky. If these words are not in a review of your book or film, you know your work is no good. If these words are not in a description about your ministry, turn your collar in.

With that in mind, and in keeping with why my house is trendy, I give you my kitchen:

I realized the other day that against my better judgment, I've become fashionable.

These are the things making me happy these days:

The other day, I was walking in my neighborhood in search of a garage sale announced (very largely, I might add) at the mouth of my street. Halfway up the alleged garage sale street , a girl and her mom sat in their front yard.

"Hi!" the girl said.

"Hi," I said. I turned to her mom. "Do you know anything about a garage sale?"

"Sorry. Haven't seen anything."