the autoimmune hippie.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts. . . Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry

lent 2021

  • Happy Belated Easter. telling The Old Old Story – And Dolly.

    Happy (Belated) Easter, y’all! With a Sunday schoolwork deadline – and big things due as the term is wrapping up – sometimes my best laid plans go by the wayside and I am chasing myself for posts. Still, we had a wonderful Resurrection Day here in the Hippie Hut and I hope you all did… Read more

  • continuing holy week – and celebrating home.

    Despite my best efforts, I am still completely wiped out and sleeping like a hibernating grizzly bear due to the exhausting side effects of my antibiotic therapy – but I am almost done. Whew! Yesterday, though – Tuesday of Holy Week – I had the most wonderful experiences, things that I suppose would have been… Read more

  • palm sunday – holy week is here, y’all.

    It’s been a little off kilter this week – a busy school week, I’ve been a bit plague-ish – and on one of those antibiotics that seem to be almost as rough as the ailment, and we had some beastly weather. But you know what what? Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week,… Read more

  • lenten day 25 – a frightening st patrick’s day in the deep south

    That the above was today’s Lenten card reading from our church is not lost on me. As we know: The Lord is the one who will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. Do not be afraid or discouraged. – Deuteronomy 31:8 Today, we are experiencing… Read more

  • lenten day 24 – profound gratitude for a vaccine and a festivus for the rest of us.

    At the end of last week, when the one year anniversary of the shut down for Covid-19 came around, my husband and I had MSNBC on to watch the coverage. They showed clips from the past year, denials of the severity of the virus, and news images as the death toll rose. Then we watched… Read more

  • lenten day 23 – flipping tables, trading wisdom for foolishness, and standing loudly against racist swine

    One silver lining from this awful pandemic cloud is that, in addition to online service at my own church, I also now get to attend a church out of state pastored by a dear friend of mine since our youth group days as well. I was sitting with our group of friends when he preached… Read more

  • day 13 of lent – and a belated purim

    Hello Friends! I’m so happy to be back with y’all for day 13 of Lent – as it has been just so busy with midterms at the Mississippi State University and I have been standing on my head a little. As always, though, I am super grateful for that kind of busy. This week is… Read more

  • Lenten Day 9 – numbering our days

    As I was typing my last post – Dust you are and to dust you shall return – one of our classmates from my small close-knit high school class passed away. She was a chronic illness warrior – and had fought through some unbelievable battles. She was one hell of a fighter, so strong and full of… Read more

  • Lenten Day 7 – Weeping With Those Who Weep

    (First, a quick note – A flare has come out of nowhere caused by. . . the weather? some seasonal allergen? my failure to offer sacrifice to the god of marshmallows? that I wore red underpants instead of black on Saturday? . . . there’s really no predicting or rhyme or reason sometimes in this… Read more

  • lenten day 5 – selah (again)

    You may be asking where Lenten Day 4 went. . . well, this little full time student was running about on Saturday like a chicken with her noggin off trying to do school work and the draft of Day 4 never got finished. . .  (All the more reason today’s post is needed.) And, during… Read more