When the TV show thirtysomething debuted, I was barely twentysomething. In fact, I had just turned 21. I was preparing to graduate from college, and had that optimistic sense that everything was possible, that I still had my whole life ahead of me. I remember watching it with interest at the time, but sporadically, and…
Author: Amy
I am a writer, editor, typewriter enthusiast, and believer in the power of God to transform everything. I serve as senior editor for CCO Campus Ministry (@CCOMinistry).
That was then…
Me and the Alaskan sunset… …the Alaskan sunset by itself… …and a view from the train from Seward to Anchorage (which predates the Alaskan sunset photos). That was then, about two weeks ago. Today, I’m back in my office, meeting deadlines. Which is fine. Really. 🙂
Meet Charlotte Brontë
Yes, I named my cat Charlotte Brontë. My introduction to the four-month-old kitten my veterinarian cousin rescued on my behalf three summers ago was this very cell phone photo. She’s bigger now and still gorgeous. And she’s napping on the chair across the room, occasionally glancing over at me through slitted eyelids, as if she…
The divine embrace
This quotation from Henri Nouwen landed in my in-box this morning, and it made me think about conversations I’ve been a part of lately, either by participating or by eavesdropping, in person and online. I thought others might find it as moving and thought-provoking as I do. [The divine embrace] is the place where I…
Who do you think you are?
This season on Who do you think you are?, seven of the world’s most beloved celebrities will embark on life-altering journeys into their family history. They will travel the world in search of their heritage, family mysteries will be revealed, and everything they thought they knew will be rewritten. Lives will be changed. Roots will…
It’s complicated
The two scrapbooks stacked on my dining room table don’t belong to me. I need to return them to their owner, but I’m not sure if she’ll want them. I know I need to contact her and ask her. I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. It’s a bit complicated. Twenty-one years ago, when…
True stories
Tomorrow morning, instead of heading straight to the office, I will detour to my local coffee shop for Book Group. Four of us meet every week, at 8am on Friday mornings. We drink coffee, or lattes, mochas, or tea. We eat bagels, or donuts or chocolate chip cookies, or whatever food item we might smuggle…
Writing our stories
My book group is currently reading Donald Miller’s new book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life. It’s the first of his books since Blue Like Jazz that I’ve picked up, and I’m enjoying it a lot. When Don spoke a couple of years ago at the CCO’s…
Five times four
In 1988, I signed a four-year contract with the CCO, and I remember thinking that June 1992 sounded like it would take forever to arrive. Now it’s 2008, and I’ve spent my entire career thus far working in campus ministry. It’s very cool that my earlier dreams of working in writing and editing have been…
Faith and writing
What a wonderful, life-giving day it’s been here at Calvin College. Day one of the Festival of Faith & Writing has drawn to a close…well, for me it has, anyway. I think there are still some activities happening back on campus, including a Caedmon’s Call concert, a showing of the film version of Katherine Paterson’s…
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