by Deb Farris | Dec 16, 2024 | Advent, Devotions, Faith & Art, Writing
Something happened this past week I’ve been wondering if there are new ways to write about really old things. This particular pondering began when I was asked to read from Luke 2 for a wrap-up breakfast at church at the end of our Bible study on following Jesus. It’s...
by Deb Farris | Dec 6, 2024 | Advent, Musings, Writing
We’re almost to the second Sunday in Advent. I was thinking about sharing a post from last year about Joy and Peace…but…instead, well, let’s just say when you open your hands and bow your head before moving the pen across the page, plans change. Maybe it was a...
by Deb Farris | Dec 1, 2024 | Faith, Musings, Writing
Mailing the Agreement for Just Along for the Ride to my new publisher Sometimes I stand, hands in pockets (hopefully I have pockets) a little self-consciously, as people walk past me, mostly avoiding eye contact, because, you know, that’s what we do sometimes. And I...
by Deb Farris | Nov 20, 2024 | Musings, Nature, Not According to Plan
It was such an unexpectedly cold day yesterday. And windy. We thought it was going to be in the 60s but you know what they always say here, “Cooler near the lake…” The sand was blowing like gusts of fog so I walked with my head down. Todd tied his hood tight and...
by Deb Farris | Nov 9, 2024 | Devotions, Faith, Mental Health
“You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” The Rabbi read Psalm 16 in Hebrew then English to open the memorial service for my friend Jonathan Brostoff yesterday, November 8. “To...
by Deb Farris | Nov 3, 2024 | Aging Parents, Devotions, Faith & Art, Family, Writing
Sunday, November 3, 2024 Dear Dad, I’m hoping this letter might have wings to find its way to you. Remember our Sundays and your stories over lunch after church? And how much fun (mostly) we had working on the book about your architecture, faith, family and...
by Deb Farris | Oct 28, 2024 | Musings, Writing
Sometimes when missed opportunities become new opportunities, something completely unexpected and beyond your imagination begins to unfold. It rises up and starts to spill over the rim of your cup… This morning, I received an unexpected message from an author...
by Deb Farris | Oct 10, 2024 | Musings, Writing
“When a magazine publisher asks you to submit something, you do it,” Author Kim Suhr said last night at her book signing event with writer/poet Jim Landwher interviewing her at Boswell Book Company for her new book, Close Call. “Carefully crafted, surprising, and...
by Deb Farris | Aug 31, 2024 | Dance, Devotions, Grief, Musings
In memory of Gloria Gustafson Too much time was spent over the past two days searching for a picture of Gloria—dancer, teacher, mentor, friend… Todd’s out of town so he wasn’t here to keep me from being obsessive about it. In the photo, she has her leg up on...
by Deb Farris | Aug 17, 2024 | Dance, Faith & Art, Musings
Amy Brinkman-Sustache Amy & Gabi Who can begin to count the impressions of love, laughter and dance my late colleague Amy Brinkman-Sustache has left on minds, hearts and souls in this world? Who can count the number of people she brought her gift of dance to, who...
