Minute of Grace

Where have you been in your life? All 50 states or well on the way to that goal? Put your […]

We’re not done. We’re not done – living, loving, learning, serving. We’re not done – breaking, bleeding, cursing, sobbing. We’re […]

Do you remember learning to ride a bike? The pedal kind, not the vroom-vroom kind. Was it gradual? Did you […]

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away . . .” The start of a story, one that […]

Does anyone take a good driver’s license or passport photo? I took the stuff to renew my passport to the […]

I can’t remember my passwords. I can remember what our phone number was when my family lived 12 miles out […]

Funny things happen when you’re a bit mentally tired. My favorite Interrupting Cow knock-knock joke becomes absolutely hilarious, especially when […]

I’ve noticed a lot of stuff seems to happen when I’m not ready. I tend to be a person that […]

There are times I’m quite directionally challenged, and not when you’d most likely expect it. I don’t go to Oak […]

The Grace office walls are painted, the new carpet is down, the furniture has been replaced AND my books are […]

I decided to trim a tree in my front yard a couple Sunday evenings ago. Not sure why. I walked […]

I’m 56 years old and I have braces. I’m not 6 or 10 or 13, I’m 56 and I now […]

I have a friend whose great-niece recently gave birth to her second child. A wonderful addition to the family who’s […]

Being vulnerable isn’t in most of our wheelhouses, I think. Letting people into the real, and the messy, and the […]

Bud and I walked this morning before the sun came up. Just one of those mornings when your eyes pop […]

If we moved directly from winter to summer this year, does that give us an out for not spring cleaning?!? […]

Part of the Clear Creek trail for jogging/walking/biking/dog exercising runs behind my house. It’s pretty much the main reason I […]

Shopping isn’t my favorite thing. I know it’s hard to tell; I’m such a trendsetter in clergywear. *snort* I’m usually […]

Most of my friends, family, and the entire population of Almena, Kansas, would tell you that I was grounded quite […]

Sometimes it’s amazing how far we’ve come and sometimes it’s no less amazing how far we have yet to go. […]

We’ve taken the first step on this whole elbow saga. I’ve had the shot – and not the kind that […]

Some days are just cute animal video days. Maybe it’s because reality is too much. Maybe it’s because it’s gray […]

My elbow hurts. It’s the left one. I’m right-handed so I don’t really use it much, but it’s surprising how […]