Daily writing promptWhat quality do you value most in a friend?View all responses I can be serious, but even in my teaching and preaching, I utilize humor. Humor lightens the mood and makes very dense information easier to digest. Humor connects us, especially when we share a similar sense of humor that allows our hearts... Continue Reading →
To A Forever Friendship
I pasted your picture on the wall, So, I don't forget the bond we shared. You were a friend most extraordinary, For more than fifty years, we were paired. Fellows wondered about our friendship, Because we were opposites in many ways. You loved to shop, and I loved to read, But we were pals for... Continue Reading →
For the Day When We Are All Free
Image credit to Sarah Whiley I sat on the hillsides, looking at the cemetery below. I wondered why I was alive, and others didn't survive. I knew I wasn't special or any more highly favored or blessed. I can't explain why or why not, but I am thankful to be free. I have tried to... Continue Reading →
Storytellers Help Make the World Sane and Doable
Daily writing promptWhat are you good at?View all responses I love to tell stories. I started a blog just to fill it with stories that inspire, encourage, and motivate people to see the goodness of God in the land of the living. Stories remind us that what occurs for one person can happen for another... Continue Reading →
Pause and Reflect…The Work Will Still Be There
At the Rodin Museum, Paris, May 27, 2023 Sometimes, I get so busy that I forget to pause and reflect on what really matters. I somehow came to believe that I needed to be doing something all the time. But I learned through sickness that the work will still be there when I return, So,... Continue Reading →
Keep Moving… For the Body’s Sake: Stream of Consciousness
Porto, Portugal, June 2023 I leave my portmanteau packed because I like to be on the move. I want to see everything the world offers before I cash in my winnings and call it a night. My body, mind, and soul are refreshed the moment I arrive at the airport, as the frenzied atmosphere engenders... Continue Reading →
Ode to a Tomcat
Image Credit: Jon Tyson @UNsplash You lived all nine lives, you wonderful old tomcat, And to see you memorialized is great fun. You'd take on any cat or dog who dared you, Leaving them hurt when the fight was done. The volume of the noise when you fought Let everyone know that you were for... Continue Reading →
Applying to Graduate from College is a Great Feeling of Achievement
Last week, I applied to graduate from college with a Master's degree in Religious Studies in December. I have turned in my final project and have time to exhale. However, I enrolled in Communication and Aging because it will study religion, communication, and aging in ways that I can use as an older minister in... Continue Reading →
Trying to Have It All Is Dangerous to One’s Body, Mind, and Soul
Daily writing promptWhat does "having it all" mean to you? Is it attainable?View all responses I gained 20 pounds in 28 days inside an inpatient mental health facility about 30 years ago. I was trying to have it all: a college education with all As, be the best employee at my job, volunteer at a... Continue Reading →
Still Fighting the Good Fight with My Tummy, but at least School’s Out.
My husband and I will travel to California soon to witness his youngest child's graduation from Berkeley in Engineering. We have not seen this child since 2021 when we saw this child in Barbados. So, to have the chance to spend time together is almost more exciting than the accomplishment. Thankfully, the semester is over... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 