by Debra Darvick | Jun 30, 2014 | His Lens/My Pen
During a rare break in the frigid Coldzilla winter this year, Martin and I walked to nearby Quarton Lake. We watched as one brave duck left his compatriots huddling on a shelf of ice and dove into the freezing water. Until he shared the photo with me, I’d...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 27, 2014 | Musings, Read the Spirit
From time to time I have been invited to give the weekly Shabbat sermon at synagogue. Each Shabbat has name, which is drawn from the weekly Torah portion that is read at services, in part on Monday and Thursday mornings and more fully on Saturday morning. This...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
We don’t talk about pooping in polite company but boy if you can’t poop, it’s nearly all you can think about. When I was creating the Mom’s 10 Commandments of Health poster, I knew I wanted one of them to focus on the miracle of the systems of...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 16, 2014 | Bookshelf
REVIEW: ‘The Invention of wings’ I didn’t realize when I checked out these two books from the library how both plots focus on the theme of captivity and what it takes to be freed. Sue Monk Kidd’s latest—The Invention of Wings—is a novelized...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
When the kids were little, I planned out the week’s meals every Sunday, organizing my grocery list according to Kroger’s aisles. Nowadays, meals are more ad hoc. If all Cook wants to make is scrambled eggs or oatmeal, then that’s what we eat. On most...