When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
The title is inspired by an essay by Annie Dillard called “The Total Eclipse.” Our writing assignment was to take an experience that seemed impossible to put into words and write about it. That’s what Annie Dillard did with her other-wordly experience of a total eclipse. One of her paragraphs (which I quote below) reminded… Read More
My husband asked if he had any annoying habits.Then he got all offended during the PowerPoint presentation. To me, essential oils are what drips out of tacos. Judging by the looks of my hair this morning, I may be a muppet.
In the fall of 2024, after my mother’s death followed by 14 months of at least one illness per month, I was asked if I had “a word” to set the tone for the next year. I laughed, because that’s not a tradition I’ve ever taken part in. But, to my surprise, the word “Jubilee”… Read More
What is the most terrifying word in Nuclear Physics?Oops! A chicken crossed the road and met James Bond.“What’s your name?” asked the chicken.“Bond. James Bond,” said 007. “What’s yours?”“Ken, Chick Ken,” the chicken cluckled. This morning I woke up wearing a clown costume.I must have slept funny.
I am broken, yet because of God’s love and mercy, Jesus’ sacrifice, and the Holy Spirit who is living in me, I am being transformed.
This is from my Creative Nonfiction course I am taking through http://www.thehabit.co. Assignment: think of a time in which an insight from a story helped you make sense of some experience or problem? If so, tell that story. What’s wrong with me? I need my husband to hear me, yet hope that he doesn’t. How… Read More