5 golden years

my thoughts

  • journey from religiosity

    As previously shared, I have observed and lived with the disconnect between being quoted scripture and the person’s life actions. Mother was a woman devoted to her brand of christianity, constantly quoting Scripture, moralizing to her family, friends, anybody around her. On Mother’s behalf, her father, revived from near alcoholic induced death, became a “hell…

  • veneer christianity

    Religiosity dominated much of our family life growing up; that is, my Mother’s warped version. While firmly believing in the basic tenets of Christianity and living out to the best of his ability, Father retreated to the background, as he did in most areas. Starting from an early age, Mother’s method of discipline was to…