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The Last Day of Advent

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 24, 2014. Posted in GOD. 2 Comments on The Last Day of Advent

She began the journey on her own (don’t we all?) Mary on the concrete bench and knelt in awe of what was to come kneeling in expectancy before forging on the responsibility of being chosen only to have Joseph joyfully join her journey the mantle of companionship when they were promptly overtaken by the world Mary and Tall Joseph and...

How to Prepare for Hip Surgery

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 22, 2014. Posted in FASHION, General. 14 Comments on How to Prepare for Hip Surgery

I attended a class today to learn what to expect when having hip surgery. It was okay information, stuff like what drugs to quit taking, when to arrive on the day, how long to wait before driving after surgery, that type of thing. The nurse was very helpful and patient with all my questions (“Can I ride home in my husband’s Camero?”...

My Favorite Images of Christmas 2014 (so far)

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 14, 2014. Posted in GOD, HOMELESSNESS, LOVE. 6 Comments on My Favorite Images of Christmas 2014 (so far)

Standing at the point on Poplar during rush-hour traffic waving at the passing cars in the most half-assed living nativity I’ve ever seen-what was missing, you might ask? Mary for one. And Joseph. And the Baby Jesus (except for the moment when the bearded man in the toga (a shepherd) lay down on the hay bale and popped his thumb in...

Love Your Heart!

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 5, 2014. Posted in Writing. 12 Comments on Love Your Heart!

I love this book. It’s about a young woman who goes on a cross-country train trip to clear her dead daddy’s name and winds up repairing her relationship with her mother. It’s funny—really funny—and sad. And, in parts, wise and faintly political—it decries the commercial abuse of chickens. The main character is Southern to...

How God Comes

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on December 2, 2014. Posted in GOD. 6 Comments on How God Comes

“I never procrastinate, except for Christmas shopping,” I told the woman . . . as I bought my last gift the evening before I left at six am the next morning to see my folks at Thanksgiving and exchange gifts. “So I’m still procrastinating, just earlier.” It’s no surprise, then, that I am a teensy bit late...

For What Ails You

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on November 28, 2014. Posted in General, LOVE. 6 Comments on For What Ails You

Sometimes when I’m blue and nothing seems to do where I go is Pogo. I scrounge my Pogo books from Burke’s Bookstore. They’re cheap, used as they are. I lie in bed and read about Churchy LaFemme and Howland Owl conniving to drag Pogo into their latest scheme. I laugh. I turn the page. These are not comics popular during my childhood, oh no....

That’s the Way Rumors Get Started

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on November 19, 2014. Posted in HOMELESSNESS, Writing. 12 Comments on That’s the Way Rumors Get Started

This morning at the church service attended mainly by those living on the streets, one of the guys told me about two recent incidents when he’d been told he was an inspiration. He began the story by saying, “I’m not telling you this to to be bragging.” I’ve known him for about a year and a half. He wasn’t...

Why We Do What We Do

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on November 17, 2014. Posted in Writing. 4 Comments on Why We Do What We Do

Thank you so much to Luanne Castle at Writer Site for asking me to participate in this conversation on writing process. Luanne Castle Luanne lives in Arizona and California; our paths would never have crossed without her wonderful blog. Yet, I’ve since learned we have mutual writing friends and, out of her long list of publications, we share...

Startling Developments

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on November 15, 2014. Posted in LOVE. 8 Comments on Startling Developments

Someone left a dead mole at our front door. I’m pretty sure it was the neighborhood cat. That sounds like a cat, right? Leaving little presents? I’d prefer to think that it was a generous if misguided cat rather than someone making small-time, horse-head-except-it’s-a-mole-body threats. I can fill up my Kia Soul for $25. At times, my old car...

Words of Incredible Wisdom

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on November 15, 2014. Posted in GOD. No Comments on Words of Incredible Wisdom

My Goddaughter’s words of incredible wisdom on God, women, love, and empowerment: “Mama Mary and Eve’s Little Girls” http://suchpoeticjustice.wordpress.com