Images of Autumn

This is my absolutely favorite time of year, and on Saturday, Dave and I drove through the beautiful trees of VA, MD, and PA. . . here are some images (not mine) that capture why this season is so special to me. – by Dallas Photoworks – by Sareni –...

The Barter System – One Woman’s Dream

I know I am going to make all the realists, all the economists, and all those who work in “management” cringe a little by saying this, but I wish societies could return to the barter system. Instead of using the intermediary of money, we would just trade...

The Barter System – One Woman's Dream

I know I am going to make all the realists, all the economists, and all those who work in “management” cringe a little by saying this, but I wish societies could return to the barter system. Instead of using the intermediary of money, we would just trade...

A Mighty, Soft Armchair of Love

Last week, Anne Lamott’s Imperfect Birds reminded me of an image of God I once had a few years back during, what seemed at the time to be, a very bad break-up. I got this picture in my mind of God being a giant armchair into which I could just sink, cry, sleep,...