by mary1988 | Feb 12, 2024 | 2024
not as farnot as fastnot as many daysbut still out there lookinglisteninghoping I remember by Mary McKSchmidt
by mary1988 | Feb 5, 2024 | 2024
By Mary McKSchmidt Like the colorful ribbon of a balloonpartially buried in the sand,or the aluminum edging of a beer cantossed in the soft of a season’s first snow,the flash of purple on a park benchcauses me to break stride, turn back,pick up the unfamiliar card...
by mary1988 | Jan 29, 2024 | 2024
Birthday RibbonsPictureSeven years ago, my little sister died very suddenly a week after her husband’s heart attack. We are a small family – just the two of us and our parents came as refugees in the 50’s. My sister and I were close – a kind of phone call every day...
by mary1988 | Jan 22, 2024 | 2024
By Mary McKSchmidt In the middle of another night, awakelistening to the endless chimes of the grandfather clock announcingfrom the living room downstairsthat another fifteen minutes of sleep are forever gone, consumed by a mind that refuses peace,...
by mary1988 | Jan 15, 2024 | 2024
By Dirk Hollebeek I don’t consider myself much of a joiner but recently my wife and I joined a book club, my first but not hers. There are a lot of Reformed pastors and teachers in the group, and so, the first book selected was The Blood of the...
