It was just supposed to be a quick grab and go. Fridays can be tricky at Trader Joe’s, so I was prepared for an aisle or two of three-lane traffic. What I was not prepared for was the gaggle of senior citizens mingling in every entry aisle and passageway as if they’d rented out theContinue reading “A Glimpse of Heaven at Trader Joe’s”
Tag Archives: community
Picture Yourself on a Grid
A google maps view of your life in relation to neighbors, if you will. Some you know. Most you don’t. Most you wouldn’t even recognize if they came to your door and said “I live a block a way and I need help.” But they’ll never say that. We never do. Unless a child isContinue reading “Picture Yourself on a Grid”
What if we did walk in L.A.?
Here comes the light
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16)
Ban the backyard
There is a common myth in America that what a happy family needs most is a Big Backyard. (This is similar to the myth that happiness increases in direct proportion to square footage, but that’s a post for another time). Those who do not live in homes at all, or live in homes with littleContinue reading “Ban the backyard”
Heather Choate Davis 