by Ruth Verkaik | Jul 4, 2019 | Theology, Thinking
Their white-gloved hands reverently took the corners and lifted Old Glory. They brought them together to form a long red, white and blue piece of fabric. I have seen flags folded many times. I have even done it myself. My daughter’s Honor Scout troop folds them...
by Ruth Verkaik | Jun 4, 2019 | Books, Thinking, Writing
From the Back Cover: After Annie Jacobson’s brother Mike enlists as a medic in the Army in 1967, he mails her the address of their long-estranged father. If anything should happen to him in Vietnam, Mike says, Annie must let their father know. In Mike’s absence,...
by Ruth Verkaik | May 27, 2019 | Thinking, Writing
Today I hit a wall. Okay, it’s a wall I’ve seen coming for awhile and I’ve been deep in denial, but still the wall came and we met. It was not pleasant. The wall did not shake hands. He was not welcoming. He had a large beatdown stick and was very...
by Ruth Verkaik | Apr 15, 2019 | Books
The Back Cover: “I hear the clatter of swords and torches outside the caves as the soldiers come for me. In a moment their faces will relax when they see a skinny, outnumbered boy. They don’t realize how dangerous I am. That I have monsters inside me. I...
by Ruth Verkaik | Mar 14, 2019 | Books, Words, Writing
We moved in the spring of 2017. My dear beloved books (pictured below from the “Library Shelves” of our old house) had been sitting all alone – except for visits from rummaging children. Until January 2019. All of these lovelies were packed away in...
