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After my last column a reader emailed and said, "Write about why you are a refugee from church. That would be interesting." I chuckled because with no other context, I don t know if he meant "interesting" as opposed to the other stuff I write about that is not interesting, or interesting also. Like what I write about Arkansas, school, parenting, country life, politics, being human, or what I had for breakfast. ....
As a person who lives with depression and anxiety, I have learned that much of the time when stress tells me I need a new job, new house, new life, or new pair of shoes, I mostly just need a glass of water. Or a walk. Or both. ....
As long as I can remember, words have mattered to me. A lot. I don t know if that is just the way I am wired but I think it is, because I cannot recall a time I was not fascinated by words, their meanings, the power of communication. ....
I wrote last week that I was scheduled to speak at a church in Little Rock on the topic of hope. By the time that column was printed, a tornado had smashed the wooded area behind the church, sparing the church building but wreaking varying levels of havoc on adjacent neighborhoods. Some were only without power, some badly damaged, others leveled or otherwise destroyed. The church contact person called me with the news on Saturday. ....
Awhile back I was invited to speak at a Little Rock church this Sunday. When I said yes, they asked for the topic I d speak on so readings and songs could be incorporated into the order of service. ....