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the UNDERCURRENT newsletter (Update)
WHAT ARE WE UP TO NOW? We’re living in a cute little duplex in NE Portland. There are chickens in the backyard. Good friends next door. And a library, Whole Foods, little shops, a big park, and a cute little family-friendly Irish pub just a few blocks away. I’m still working for my cafe in … Read more
Update on Finn’s eye surgery
Hey Everyone, It has been a while since our last post, and a lot has happened since then…First thing’s first. Finnegan had his eye surgery. It went really well and the doctors did an amazing job. Finn was a champ and is doing really well now. He has beautiful blue eyes that we love seeing. … Read more
Window:North
Window:North [From under my favorite tree in the meadow on the hill] The tall grasses dance in motion at the edge of the meadow on the hill. As the wind quickens, their movements become fast and heavy as they sway shoulder to shoulder. A meadowlark escapes, taking instant flight far from the violent bend … Read more
Home away from Everywhere Else
Rip. Pour. Stir. “Cheers.” Take a sip and smile. As Casey and I drink our matching espressos we catch up on the times. The rainy weather outside. The encroaching snow. Recent discoveries in music. Love for the electric guitar and overdrive. This is not home away from home, but it is home. The very … Read more
“World, meet Finn—Finn, meet the World.”
- 9:30AM, SATURDAY, CALIFORNIA: Third-to-last push, second-to-last push. “Cort, he looks just like Eoghan!” One last push, and Finnegan wiggles from his home for the last 40 weeks. For the moment he is swollen and blue, but he is here and a few of us can see him. Cortnie is still on her knees, the … Read more
A Time To Break The Silence
- MARTIN LUTHER KING –APRIL 4th, 1967, ONE YEAR BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION: “And some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. We must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to … Read more
Favorite Stories of 2010
HERE ARE FIVE OF OUR FAVORITE STORIES FROM THE LAST YEAR: MARCH 31 Someone left the light on… – - JULY 2 Passersby and the Party – - JUNE 20 the UNDERCURRENT newsletter (Volume 3) – - AUGUST 13 TESOL: And just like that, it’s over – - NOVEMBER 6 The Final Adventure: a story about a leaf – - Here are a few more favorites … Read more
Kumbaya: anthem of a bleeding heart
OH, I NEED YOU LORD COME BY HERE… The pessimists will always say that “holding hands and singing Kumbaya” won’t change a thing. Some say that “pessimists are never disappointed.” I thought it’d be fun to look at the origins of this campfire favorite–a spiritual song of unity that recognizes our need for God’s help in times … Read more
Three Days of Love and Hate
THREE DAYS OF LOVE AND HATE: On the Friday after Thanksgiving, Cortnie and Eoghan and I were huddled in a mass of people at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. We were smiling, singing “Silver Bells”, sipping hot chocolate from an old Starbucks thermos, and waiting for the Mayor (with the help of Santa Claus) to come and light … Read more
The OFFICIAL “Gender Release Party” for Baby Brooks
WELCOME TO THE PARTY: – “Drum Roll, please…” “It’s a BOY!” – – THE NAMES: We enjoy giving our children names with significance. These are some that we chose. FINNEGAN: “Fair” Young Finn We’ve known for some time that if we were to have another boy, we’d name him Finnegan. We loved the sound of … Read more
