have some updates recent posts just case you're curious last month wrote about friend tried connecting with facebook facebook drama new-old friends responded with silence happy report that since sent note it's like we've reestablished friendship worked through what happeneds hope happy well that's improvement over silence moving might easier than writing about asked your thoughts about essay proposal submitting anthology called about divorce women open about moving collected some helpful feedback some blog some email conversation submitted second concept dealing with parallel themes being trapped marriage church then freed from those confines here's from proposal still waiting hear from editor freeing process simply involve cutting ties walking away from institutions that confined freeing process turned involved embracing those institutions again different forms ways eventually found church where brokenness something valued because helps create path wholeness that church places that second husband embracing concept marriage again even though been quite certain never would process finally able embrace true self hesitate even mention squirrels reader recently asked update still have harvested single tomato going response squirrels antics yard garden girls other hand have picked earlier anti-zen approach other evening after dinner patio they began throwing black walnuts which everywhere squirrels kinda funny kinda don't worry their isn't good abundance black walnuts reminded that blogging about squirrels last summer falling that finally want affirm again again healing power sharing meal last night good friends think them local substitute parents refreshed with delicious summer meal lots good conversation about life time walked home felt like were emerging from best kind counseling session with food drink added bonus were light spirits pleasantly heavy bellies tomorrow night we're hosting meal home looking forward sharing that kind restorative experience with particularly light recent resolution handful other friends here's throwing food life's problems often possible 