Small coins
She held the coins in her hand all the way from home. Small coins in a closed hand. The day was warm and dry, […]
Katie Munnik
It Happens Anywhere
October is over and, with it, the tenth anniversary of our Spanish pilgrimage. Over the past month, The Spouse and I have told stories, […]
The Strange Shapes of Life
In the morning, the street was misty and I worried that it might rain. I don’t know the weather here yet. I haven’t been here […]
Knowing the Plot
Friday was about bread baking and podcasts while Plum played on the kitchen floor. Plum was happy, the bread was to share with new […]
This Road
Ten years ago today, I sat on a bridge in France and ate my breakfast. The Spouse and I were on the cusp of a […]
A good story for the table
It rained this morning but I washed the laundry anyway. Monday brings necessity back into focus after the weekend. Midmorning, the kids and I pulled […]
Cactus Days
School here started three weeks ago now, but we’re still at home. It seems that knocking on new doors doesn’t always meant that they will […]
That Photo
A small boy washed up on a beach, his knees bent beneath him like a child in bed. But he is only cold flesh now, […]
The Change Prayer Brings
Maybe it is September in the air. Maybe it’s the sense of new beginning just around the corner. Or maybe it’s that the Spouse has […]
Local Churches
Monday morning and we’ve finally finished the house inventory. The agency that manages our property has produced an exhaustive description of absolutely everything in the […]
New Table, New Places
The Messy Table has a new table. Heavy wood with solid legs and an extra leaf hidden away underneath, just waiting for our first expanded […]
In the Garden
It’s surely not strange to be up with worry the night before a move. But usually you aren’t worried sick about rodents. We’ve been guinea […]
The Eyes of My Eyes and the Weather Report
My Blue’s day started early. He was up with the birds and headed straight out to the garden to look up at the sky. Yesterday, […]
House Hunted
It’s been a week of work, hope and holding our breath, but tonight it’s official: we’ve found a house. We made it through the application […]
Lighting Fires and Digging Ditches
Midsummer is still a couple of weeks away, but I’m thinking ahead. That’s often how it is when you are worship planning. You need to […]
Capability and the Visitation
Beangirl has started cooking. A few weeks ago, we were at the library and she rummaged around the information section, looking for something new. (Yes, […]
Searching for Rock Pools
This weekend, we went camping by the sea. It was a trip that we had been looking forward to for a long time – ever […]
The Writing on the Wall
I’m writing this from the public library, a grand 19th century French Renaissance-styled building in the middle of the city. As I walked in, I […]