Dec 16, 2019BootsGod is in front of us like a boulder in the middle of the highway. Do I usually see and recognize His plan? No, I do not. My husband and...
Dec 2, 2019SighingSome of us do this thing when life is hard and there’s nothing we can do about it. For whatever it’s worth, I, Pat Durmon and retired...
Dec 31, 2018Climbing UpwardOn my way to town, I drive past houses where smoke from chimneys curls upward. It’s comforting to watch the updraft. I suddenly recall...
Dec 17, 2018Looking for ChristmasRain had fallen for days. Puddles, all over the yard. The days had been dark and cold. I could feel it inside my body. It made me reflect...
Oct 29, 2018Like a Jigsaw PuzzleSweater weather. Friday afternoon: I arrive at the Mennonite Fellowship Building located behind the church, beside the creek. Laughter. I...
Oct 15, 2018So It’s October AgainIt’s time for lines, crowds, waves of pink to ripple across the river bridge into downtown Little Rock. I’ve walked behind others dressed...
Oct 1, 2018Some Days Feel Not OkayIn the warp and woof of daily living, no one is perfect. No one is doing it just right all the time. You know that, right? Life can be...
Sep 10, 2018Strange ThingsHard to label it. People are leaving. A friend’s son died, a friend’s husband died, a friend is moving away. It is the normal cycle, but...
Jul 30, 2018Hangin’ Out at Bee Dee’sI look back at my Monticello High School years and remember that time as fun, difficult, a little warped. I needed cue cards to maneuver...
Jun 4, 2018The Death of a ParentI remember when working toward becoming a mental health counselor, I heard a professor say, “You can only go as deep with a client as you...