The presence of a life is a complex and multi-faceted thing, so full of tiny moving pieces that come together in a masterpiece, a story, a portrait. In the daily, we see only one piece at a time and wonder, “What makes a life spectacular or miraculous or valuable?” How could mine ever be? Where [...]
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portrait of a life: measured
Last night, I typed twice on my phone “What if God is never disappointed,” and each time, the predictive text on my phone suggested the word “measured.” What if God is never measured? Although not what I was trying to say last night, it struck me, and I have been mulling it over in my [...]
portrait of a life: rich
“The world is awash with miracles,” he thought. “How marvelous to simply bear witness.”The Line that Held Us by David Joy In the spillover light from my dining room, Daisy looks for her Dentastix stuck behind the couch cushion. Once found, she stretches out like a sphinx and nibbles on her prize. It’s chilly and [...]