by Andi | May 17, 2015 | Buildings, chickens, Garden, God's Whisper
From where I sit on the couch, I can see the back of the voting house by the road. The building was constructed sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century as the polling place for white people in the town of Radiant. When I tell other folks about this... by Andi | May 14, 2015 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Slavery, Written and Wrought
Does your love make any difference in a graveyard? – from Psalm 88 I let out one of those soul-emptying sighs when I read this line in the dawn light today. Of course, the Psalmist is implying that God’s love does not make a difference when we are dead,... by Andi | May 12, 2015 | Andi's Book, God's Whisper, Workshop, Written and Wrought
On my desk, Philip set a beautiful bouquet of flowers from our farmyard. Irises, buttercups, red clover we seeded in the fall garden, even a peony almost ready to bud. He placed them all in an old steel pitcher we found in the wagon shed, laid a note against it, and... by Andi | May 10, 2015 | Workshops, Written and Wrought
My mom had this recliner that she called her “nest” in front of the TV. It was her sewing spot, and beside her, she had an antique trunk full of sewing projects – quilting squares, crocheted baby sweaters, a cross-stitch pattern or two. On the... by Andi | May 7, 2015 | Written and Wrought
I can almost feel the whorl of my spirit slow, my breath open, my eyes rest deeper into their sockets. The speed of my thoughts settles, and a rush of tingle spreads down the underside of my arms and to my fingers. It takes concentration, a willful act of choice to...