Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015: Celebrating the Miracle & Muddle of the Ordinary

This is my third year in the April A to Z Blogging Challenge. In 2013 I revisited the places I've traveled outside the U.S. (Oh the Places You'll Go!), and in 2014 I wrote about my own beloved city in Portlandia from A to Z. 

This year I'm sharing the writing of author Brian Doyle, specifically work from A Book of Uncommon Prayer: 100 Celebrations of the Miracle & Muddle of the Ordinary. Read more about Brian Doyle and why I chose this blog challenge. And here are my collected A to Z posts:

Intro post

A: A Sin

B: Brave Small Girl

C: The Church, Which Needs to Be a Verb

D: Doctor Who Saved My Son

E: Elderly Woman on the Train

F: Flying Dinosaurs that Are Beautiful but Brutal

G: Girl Scouts of America, Small Green People

H: Wicked Hot Shower

I: IT Guy

J: Jorge Mario Bergoglio

K: Kindergarten Boy

L: Leap

M: Moist Thanks for Steady Winter Rain

N: Awed Thanks for Nurses

O: Osama Bin Laden Yes Even Him the Stupid Murderous Slime

P: Proofreaders and Editors

Q: Quiet Prayer for Friends Whose Teenage Child Just Stormed Out of the House

R: Recycling Truck

S: Sisters Generally Known as Nuns (of All Religions)

T: Protestants of Every Tradition

U: Utterly Forgotten That Their Jobs Are Finally About Feeding and Clothing and Protecting and Schooling Children

V: Valiant Prayer for Boys and Girls of Other Sexual Orientations

W: Weird Lovely Things Women Wear in Their Hair

X: Snarling Prayer for TeXting Driver

Y: Your Father's Day

Z: Last Prayer

I hope you enjoy the celebrations of the miracle and muddle of the ordinary! You can buy the book at Brian's favorite local bookstore, Broadway Books, at Powell's Books, or on Amazon. Brian's work is used with permission of Ave Maria Press.