Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Eyedrops are technically blinker fluid. Q: When is a car not a car?A: When it turns into a driveway. I just wrote a book about how to fall down a staircase.It’s a step-by-step guide. It’s that wierd time of day when I don’t know if I need water, coffee, a cookie,or to leave civilization and… Read More
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28, NIV
Here are the first few lines of a poem I wrote in 1992 about depression. Depression isn’t a dragonThat overtly threatensAnd awakensVanquishing knightsInside ourselves. Rather,It is a silent enemyThat infiltratesAnd becomes part of the landscape,Assuming more and more prominenceUntil takeoverIs accomplished. Depression always wants to be a close companion in my life, but, with God’s… Read More
Q: What do you get when you reach under poison ivy to retrieve a four-leaf clover?A: A rash of good luck. You’ll never know what I have up my sleeve.Today, for example, it was a dryer sheet. I love jokes about eyes.The cornea, the better. Laughter is like a windshield wiper. It doesn’t stop the… Read More
As Abram found out, lying is not a good strategy. Fear had made him forget to trust that God was in control, that the promises that God had made to him would really come true. Instead, Abram had counted on his own political strategies and clever dealings with Pharoah, He may have gotten rich, but… Read More
This is something we teach. Often adults think they already know this. I hate it when I come home, and people are so mesmerized by their phones or the television, that they don’t return my greeting. I don’t even like it if they mumble an obligatory “hello” but never look up and make eye contact.… Read More
It seemed that Abram had made a good choice—at least from his point of view. Because his “sister” was part of Pharoah’s harem, everyone wanted to make deals with him. Abram was living a charmed life; he got rich. Sheep, cattle, donkeys, camels, manservants, and maidservants, all added to his wealth. His status and power… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 