In my last column, I discussed visible repairs — practices that mend fabric with brightly colored threads, as well as
Kirsten Eve Beachy
Kirsten Eve Beachy lives and writes in Briery Branch, Va., and taught at Eastern Mennonite University for two decades. She attends Shalom Mennonite Congregation in Harrisonburg, Va.
When an old friend died far away, I grieved for words left unsaid, at chances for reconnection not taken. The
