by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 8, 2020 | Slice of Life, Story
A trip to England, a writing workshop in Alaska, visits with my kids in Nashville and Chicago, a friend’s wedding … The list of things I’ve missed during this pandemic is lengthy and counting the losses can be discouraging, even painful. I’m...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 10, 2020 | Faith, Story
None of the disciples, save one, could have imagined this day. They knew the scriptures but could not connect the sacred words to this reality. Who would have expected their leader would fulfill prophecy in such a violent manner — beaten and executed before a...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 19, 2020 | Slice of Life, Story, Wisdom, Writing
Birthdays sure have changed. As a little girl, I loved celebrating with my friends and taking treats to school to share with classmates (do kids still do that?). Then, for a very long season, I acted too cool to care and passed it off as just another year. These days,...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 31, 2020 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life, Story
I usually drink my black tea in a mug, and always Brit-style with cream and sugar. Today, as I reached for my favorite mug, I changed course and uncovered my clay Brown Betty teapot to brew a full pot of tea. I slid open the china cabinet handed down to me by my...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 21, 2020 | Slice of Life, Story
“The greatest accomplishment in life is to be what we are, which is God’s idea of what He wanted us to be when He brought us into being.” Thomas Keating, American Catholic monk I sat in a room full of strangers last Thursday, eight of us around a table, each...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 21, 2019 | Family, Slice of Life, Story
Vicksburg Street, Detroit. For a long time, I was afraid to drive through this neighborhood. When our son moved into an apartment in downtown Detroit a couple of years ago, we assumed it was temporary. Then he bought a house on Vicksburg Street, met a girl, got...
