The Year of the Puppy

The Year of the Puppy

Halfway through January isn’t usually when people post their New Year things. But this is me and sometimes The Nerd Factory is on its own schedule. ​Though, most of it is due to that purple-collared furry thing on my lap. Her arrival has meant being up several...
In the Raw: Journey of Churches

In the Raw: Journey of Churches

I’m folding laundry this time. I seem to do the best thinking when my hands are busy doing mundane things. My arms reaching out to pick up a towel. Familiar motions and soon it is folded. Another towel and anther. My body working in harmony. Out of the corner of...
In the Raw: Perfect

In the Raw: Perfect

My mom has said it often: Ironing is a great way to get warm in the winter and a time to think. Though I like being warm and thinking, I still choose to iron as little as possible. I find as many ways/shortcuts to avoid ironing as I can. But, there are those moments...
To the family in the booth behind us

To the family in the booth behind us

I’m not sure when I began to feel your disapproving stares. It may have been the moment when our youngest pointed out that he was coloring green fire out of his dragons tail which led to the middle child’s thoughts of green gas and then contagious giggling...