Hear (Lent #15)

“Hear, ye! Hear, ye!” I’ve often been a bit intrigued by the idea of a town crier. How did you get the job? Was having a strong, loud voice it? Who decided what news was to be shared? A king/queen? Some town official? Was it only decrees about “do this”, don’t do that”? What if […]

Lift (Lent #14)

Somewhere between 15 – 20″ of snow have fallen in the past week where I live. That’s a lot of snowballs and snow forts and snowmen (people?). It’s also meant quite a bit of snow shoveling. Now, it’s winter and one should expect to shovel some snow if you live in a place (like I […]

Cover (Lent #13)

I’m watching a movie with my parents. I’m 6, maybe 7, years old. Here comes the scary part or the racy part or the gruesome part. “Cover your eyes,” they say. And cover them I did. Except when I thought I could get away with a little peek. Peering through my fingers I would glimpse […]