by Debra Darvick | Jul 27, 2014 | His Lens/My Pen
When I saw this goose couple that Martin snapped at a park in Virginia, I laughed out loud and wished I spoke goose, the better to understand what they might have been honking at one another. Sometimes Martin’s photos speak to me immediately (though not in...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 21, 2014 | Musings, Read the Spirit
Reading Ross Douthat’s essay, The Parent Trap, reminded me of another reason I liked the movie Chef so much. (Requisite spoiler alert here: I’m going to spill everything. If you haven’t seen it and plan to, close your computer and head to your local...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 13, 2014 | Bookshelf, Prayerlooms, Read the Spirit
Brother, courage comes and goes. Hold on for the next supply. Thomas Merton The first three years of my son’s life, I kept a daily journal. Unbelievable, right? Through diapers and colic, first teeth and first words, I made time to record the wonder of our...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 6, 2014 | Musings
My boy has a big birthday coming up soon. How did the years fly so swiftly? Decades ago, soon after my pregnancy was confirmed, I began getting boy vibes. This was confirmed by everyone once I began “to show” (quaint last-century euphemism for this...