From D.W.: Apologies for the tardiness and brevity of this post. I’ve been pretty sick the last few days and, frankly, just haven’t had the juice to put in the work. But I hope you’ll enjoy this quick post-father’s day hit. Grow Christians. June
From D.W.: I suppose it’s safe to say that it’s officially summer now even though, as a native Houstonian, it’s always felt strange calling anything summer until it hits at least 96 degrees. Summer was always a special time for Rachel and me. We met and
From D.W.: Bodies, man. Am I right? These weird tote bags we’re all sloshing around in and trying not to talk about, or think about, or get too attached to. I’ve never had much affection for mine. It’s been at best a burden and at worst
From D.W.: In the last couple months of Rachel’s life she had been very seriously exploring a career change. I’m not sure how many people know that, but it wasn’t a secret, so I don’t think she’d be upset with me telling you. The
From D.W.: Sometimes, when there’s a lot going on in my life or in the world, I like to post a little quick hit here, rather than a more topical post. It’s a nice little break from the world, and a reminder from Rachel that not every
From D.W.: Rachel and I would often joke about which one of us would die first. We both insisted it had to be us, not the other one, because the pain of loss would be too great. “If you die before me, so help me god!” “If I catch
From D.W.: Our democracy is fragile. Many people have known that much longer than I. It’s held together too often by polite agreements about norms, and traditions, and a shared understanding of equal representation. Sometimes, when those polite accords are tested, or when we discover that our understanding
From D.W.: Yesterday was my niece AK’s birthday. They turned 18. Rachel and AK had a special relationship that started the first time they met. When Rachel and I were dating we made short trip to Belton, TX to visit my sister and her family. This would be
From D.W.: Back in late August of last year I posted some of Rachel’s writing about gun violence in this country and noted that I was only posting a small collection of her writing on the topic because there would inevitably be need for more. And here we
From D.W.: I’m probably not the only one here that gets so focused on outrage that they forget about peace. Some outrage is ok. Necessary, even, in the face of the outrageous. And our priorities should be measured in degree by the things that make us outraged. But,
From D.W.: To all those readers who followed along through the Lenten series over the past two months, thank you so much. I hope that it brought you some joy, or reflection, or comfort. I’m glad that I could offer them, but I’ll level with you: now
Thursday in Easter Week Easter Hangover... ...been kind of quiet, last couple of weeks. holy week was FAST and INTENSE. i was real glad when Jesus came back on Sunday. lent seemed a lot longer than it usually does. i mean, it wasn't...but those forty days sure