by Debra Darvick | Mar 27, 2013 | Maps, Musings, Read the Spirit, Seasons
There is a duality to Passover that I never realized until this year. In the weeks leading up to this holiday celebrating the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt, we are clearing our cabinets, refrigerators and freezers of any form of bread, pasta, cereal as we make...
by Debra Darvick | Mar 11, 2013 | Maps, Musings
While hiking one day, I came across three hearts, a trio of metaphorical messages courtesy of Mother Nature. The first, above, belongs to a prickly pear cactus. As I walked the dusty red trail, I thought of all the ways we keep our hearts prickly, guarding our inner...
by Debra Darvick | Mar 7, 2013 | Musings
Today is my brother’s thirty-sixth birthday. Despite the three-plus decades of siblinghood, the phrase “my brother” still sounds novel in my mouth. Or maybe what feels novel is the brother-sister relationship we are now, finally, blessed to share as adults. Given the...
