Psalm 119:73-76 You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word. I know, OÂ Lord, that your regulations are fair; Â you disciplined me because I needed it. Now let... Continue Reading →
Glad for a Break So I Can Heal and Get My Life Back
We are on Spring Break this week from my graduate classes. I finished teaching just as I contracted Covid and then spent five days in the hospital. So, this week is a welcome chance to rest my body. I have missed three weeks of classes, but I did keep up some of the reading, and... Continue Reading →
Have a Plan for the Emotional Losses of Retirement
Daily writing promptDescribe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.View all responses Don't retire without a plan for your time and sense of purpose. That is the advice I would give anyone thinking of retiring. Possibly, one would think that having one's time mapped out is exactly why one retires. But,... Continue Reading →
Covid Finally Made an Appearance in Our House
The only "good" thing about catching COVID at this time is that I had just taught my last class of this 8-week semester and had the time to rest my seventy-something body. I was already behind on blogging, teaching two college courses, and taking two graduate courses, and now I am really behind. I hope... Continue Reading →
FODO (Fear of Disappointing Others) is Tiring!
Daily writing promptDo you need a break? From what?View all responses This is hard for me to admit, but I need a break from perfectionism. I never considered myself a perfectionist, even as others used the title for me. My youngest daughter summed up my constant demand for a clean house this way, "You are... Continue Reading →
When Eden Comes Close: What Do You See?
Image Credit: John Towner @ Unsplash The beauty of the sunset, gold shining on the water. Reminded me of that first garden from long ago. What it must have been like to walk beside the Creator, Savoring all the beauty that nature had to show. Hurrah for us that we are still loved despite our... Continue Reading →
Let Love Be Eternal and Faithful: A New Year’s Devotion
Lamentations 3:19-26 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your... Continue Reading →
Learning Not to Stress Over the House Cleaning!
When you teach a course at the local college and take one class toward a Master's degree, there is very little time for cleaning the house. I have learned to live by the phrase printed on a pillow a pastor friend gave me years ago, "I cleaned my house last week, sorry you missed it!"... Continue Reading →
Memories Make the Best Birthday Gifts: Why I Love and Follow So Many Poets.
Well, I have completed another turn around the Sun, number 72. A classmate posted a happy birthday wish on my Facebook account this morning. He reminded me of a part I played in a play in the sixth grade, I believe. We learned the poem, The Great Guest Came, by Edwin Markham. The poem is... Continue Reading →
A Break to Say Hello and I am Still Here
Between teaching a course twice a week and taking a class online twice a week, I have had little time for blogging. I made many plans for writing but forgot that I had passed the "three score and ten years" mark. I am enjoying teaching and have one more week of classes and finals for... Continue Reading →
