Gift from Children and Grandchildren I decided to take one last class before I graduate in December, and while I am enjoying the subject matter, there is so much reading that I don't find time to blog as I want. Thankfully, it is only seven weeks, so we are nearly halfway through it. It is... Continue Reading →
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 →
Image Credit: Marianne Smiley @Unsplash, "Thrive" by David Pooper, a sculpture in Fort Lauderdale, Florida I winced at his angry words, fueled by a wrath that frightened me. I tried to avoid the tirade I knew would come, but unsuccessfully. That he couldn't break my faith in my worth is not because I am lucky.... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat's a job you would like to do for just one day?View all responses I would love for just one day to be a commercial airline pilot. I would like to feel the absolute thrill of revving the motors, putting my feet on the accelerator, and enjoying the feeling of hurtling down the... Continue Reading →
Matthew 28: 8-10 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 13: 8-9 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. I had a co-worker whose mood swings and... Continue Reading →
Image Credit Sarah Whiley I am in the liminal state of wanting to stay and needing to go. I want to hit the road and find new out-of-the-way places. There is no substitute for traveling the road less taken, To do new things and see a few unfamiliar faces. I want to go where there... Continue Reading →
Luke 24: 25-32 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. As they approached... Continue Reading →
Rodin Museum in Paris, France, May 27, 2023 Psalm 103: 1-6 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Nikola Johnny Mirkovic @ Unsplash Shadows on the floor and arches up above. A place where solitude and peace await. I move from sun to shadow like a child, Imagining the drawing of figure eights. I take my time reaching the magic door, Contemplating many moments all alone. I've waited a whole year... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 