by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 19, 2017 | Faith
I dropped off a box of books at an area used book store this week and came home with a treasure. I’ll tell you more about that in a minute. This wonderful little corner book shop is run by volunteers who carefully categorize and shelve thousands of donated...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 18, 2017 | Writing
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned my birth mother. She left our family when I was a small child. Though she came back into my life years later, it was decades before I could write about how her decision impacted my feelings toward her. Writing about this painful...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 17, 2017 | Writing
There are so many ways to tell our life stories. From straight-forward narratives to poetry to metaphorical fiction, and from print to audio recordings to video to artistic renderings. The options for capturing our life stories are endless. Each one of our grown sons...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 16, 2017 | Faith
Five years ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a tiny tumor, but growing fast. The next several months were taken up with examinations, consultations, decision-making. In January, 2013 the tumor was removed and I had a lightning-fast round of radiation....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were master storytellers. But then, they were taught by the Master. I’ve begun reading scripture chronologically this fall as part of a Facebook group led by my friend Traci Rhoades (featured on my blog hop recently)....