by Laurie Klein Mama deserves a gift. That’s what I think. When she leaves the house, I scurry into the kitchen. I gather a funnel, bud vase, and empty jar. …
by Laurie Klein You only get one life. *CHRISTMAS, 2000: THAILAND* I miss my armchair back home. Upholstered wings to enfold and console me. Safe adventures via good books. No …
by Laurie Klein We are all baked from the same clay. —Old Dutch proverb *ADVENT, 2000: THAILAND* Did I mention I hate red dirt? Scientists tell us that dirt, no …
by Laurie Klein “Adventures are never fun while you’re having them.” —C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader November 29 marks the birthday of beloved author C. S. …
Table Talk by Laurie Klein “What time is it?” “What’s for dinner?” “Why am I here?” Ancient, universal questions: Silently or aloud, we still ask them. Questions like these arise …
by Laurie Klein Symmetry A WOMAN BOWS over her potter’s wheel. She centers the clay’s ungainly heft, digs in her thumbs to create a hollow, then coaxes the sides upward. …
by Laurie Klein, Who but God would conceive an equinox? September 22nd marks a Northern Hemisphere celebration. As if astronomically centered on “going halves,” we enter a sacred equipoise: ancient …
by Laurie Klein, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation Everything is interconnected, and genuine care for our own lives and our relationships with nature is inseparable from fraternity, …
by Laurie Klein I will show them my wonders. —Micah 7:15 Without bees, life would languish. Essentially entwined with humanity’s welfare, honey bees deserve our support for their work in this …
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