Category Archives: Valleys
The Gift of Vanity
At the top of the hour, a good friend’s son will become a husband. This friend is the first among my peers to cross this threshold, which makes her unexpected phone call this morning even more precious. Upon hearing her … Continue reading
Filed under My Sister's Wedding, Valleys
The Heartbreak Wedding
“How can you stand there with a broken heart ashamed of playing the fool?” James Taylor, Shower the People “For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he … Continue reading
Filed under Anniveraries, Falling in Love--again, Intimacy, Valleys
The Forest of Love
But if in your fear you would seek only love’s peace and love’s pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love’s threshing-floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but … Continue reading
Filed under Anniveraries, Intimacy, Valleys