(from Instagram) “Can we check on our garden?” I give them the go ahead and they run to fill their cans in the bathroom, watering the kitchen tiles on their way out. They return with strawberries, cilantro, and news of promising zucchini flowers and sunflower stems. I leave most outdoor activities to Jeff, but I …
Gaius
“Unfortunately, no other information about Gaius has survived,” I read. I pause and store this fact (of lack of facts) to come back to. The unknown surrounding the life of the recipient of an epistle (3 John, specifically) is strangely comforting to me. Although, I shouldn’t say ”strangely” since I’m predictably drawn to such stories …