Lo-Fidelity: In my womb

Lo-Fidelity: In my womb

Lately, it occurred to me: This Sunday will be the first Mother’s Day without my mom. We regrettably didn’t spend much meaningful time together the past few years leading up to her death, but still, there’s a gaping, ethereal void where she once was. This Mother’s Day, I’ll be focusing my energies and appreciation on all the other “Moms” here who have indelibly enriched and fortified my life. This weekend, I’m deeming Aspen the high-altitude “To…

“For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” Psalm 139:13 - Granite Falls News

I was the youngest of five girls and arrived five years after the 4th in the family. Four years prior to me being born, my dad had cancer which caused my arrival to be quite a surprise! Though I never thought I was a “mistake,” I certainly felt that I wasn’t as planned as my sisters. I remember in the late 60s or early 70s at summer Vacation Bible School making a craft project that said, “God Don’t Make No Junk.” I believed it then, and I believ…