by Bonnie O'Neil | Aug 20, 2018 | Farther Afield
When we cry out to God in the moments of our deepest desperation, who do we envision staring back at us? An all-knowing, all-powerful God who should act in our best interests, but sometimes doesn’t? When faced with a major life decision where we lay our choices...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Jan 22, 2018 | Farther Afield
I became an empty nester in the middle of a January snowstorm. The snow began falling thick shortly after midnight. Plenty of time to turn black asphalt into a sloppy white slippery mess by 9:00am. Despite the thermometer reading 16 degrees and the sky...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Nov 21, 2017 | Farther Afield
The beauty of the South Carolina sunset took me by surprise. Low and warm and welcoming, I turned my face toward its glow and felt the chill in my northern bones begin to melt away. The farther we journeyed toward my sister-in-law’s home, the more majestic the sky...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Nov 1, 2017 | Farther Afield
It’s quite possible that fall is everyone’s favorite season. Not too hot, not to cool – in the immortal words of Goldilocks, it’s just right. Never mind that the calendar year begins in January, instinctively we all consider fall to mark...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Aug 26, 2017 | Farther Afield
Double-buckling up front because there’s no room left in the car! It really began five years ago. Five years ago the first cords holding my heart intact began their inevitable, inexorable unfurling, taking with them what was never mine to hold onto in the...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Mar 9, 2017 | Farther Afield
My last post began with these words, Last week I buried my beloved father. Today begins as an echo from the depths of a heartbroken daughter, Last week I buried my beloved mother. Exactly one month separated my father’s departure into Glory from my...