Day 11 All weekend we have been celebrating Memorial Day….or the days leading up to the day. Family time, time off of work, BBQs, fishing and whatever else comes up. Moments of silence. There really isn’t a good way to remember or actually memorialize the sacrifice that has been paid for us. Or is there?…
Category: Author K. Marie Martin
Making Space
Day 10 Story goes, Jesus was preaching in Capernaum as His ministry was getting started. Outside, laid a man on a mat, paralyzed, who couldn’t get in to Jesus because of the crowd surrounding Jesus inside. The crowd kept the man that needed to be healed from getting to Jesus. There was no space for…
Binge Watching TV
Day 8 Why is it that we, as humans, get so caught up in stories? And now, thanks to Netflix, the ability to binge watch. One could speculate the likely end of cultured society. Why should we feel bad for filling ourselves on fantasy of story? For focusing on the story that touches places we…
The Quilt Project
Day 7 and Day 9 When I was around 10 years old, my mom, an English as a second language teacher, headed up a Holocaust Quilt Project. Looking back, my perspective and my mom’s perspective of the project, at the time were very different. I remember glimpses of what was going on. The parts I…
Long Nights & Banquets
Day 6 Season of the Long Nights and Banquets All day feeling like an empty shell after a long grueling night. When kids cough all night, parents don’t sleep. You would think that after 21 years of parenting, that sick nights can’t throw us any more. Not true. Last night Jiornee was up most of…
Step Praise
Day 4 Have you ever been so wrapped up in the destination that you forget to notice the way in which you got there? Went right up the steps on your way to the stage and paid no attention to the steps as you climbed over them? Interesting is that for most of our lives,…
Stiff Neck and Moist Heat
Day 3 to 40 “Apply moist heat,” says my ortho surgeon referring to my stiff neck. I’ve struggled with neck pain and lack of motion for about the last year. After many tests and now, finally, results, the doctors determine no surgery is needed but physical therapy and moist heat need to be applied to…
The Wonder Years
The first 10 years. It is interesting to try to isolate those years. For most of us, there may be a couple vivid memories. But for the most part it is a blur or just a vibe of sorts. Crib Vibes Really crazy is a memory of being in a crib, probably between 1-2 years…
40 Days to 40!!
DAY 1 Today is officially 40 days till I turn 40! Goal over the next 40 days: WRITE. PERIOD. Prime the pump. Work my creative muscle. Should this muscle actually exist. Either way, we are going to allow the juices to flow. Hear the keys. Stare at the screen and silence the voices in my…
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