by Ruth Verkaik | Feb 3, 2017 | Theology
Have you heard of Jennie Allen and IF? I hadn’t. So last year when yarn artisan and fellow sub Katie told me about the gathering of women in Zeeland for a Livestream event from Texas, I was skeptical. When you take a bunch of women anywhere, put them in the same...
by Ruth Verkaik | Jan 21, 2017 | Writing
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...
by Ruth Verkaik | Jan 12, 2017 | Books
As a true Harry Potter fan, I was skeptical of this book especially in the script format. I wanted to dive into the world of wands, butterbeer and the insatiable characters again without reading the setting of each scene. It’s 308 pages long, 2 Parts, 4 Acts and...
by Ruth Verkaik | Nov 15, 2015 | Theology
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...
by Ruth Verkaik | Mar 15, 2015 | Theology
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...
