Through a post on Facebook from Painters from the North I discovered a still life by a Swedish artist, Olle Hjortzberg who lived from 1872-1959. Studying it, I discovered a message, a familiar one in my autumn's garden; it keeps me steady in a time that packs an...
The Observation Still Works Elinor Dashwood’s observation works for me: she expressed the restraint our current events necessitates: “And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.” (Sense in Sensibility) Just...
Why are we so horrified our duly elected President undoes what his predecessor did? That’s the platform on which he – or, one day SHE – ran! Now some of my friends are absolutely horrified that Mr. Biden is doing what he said he would do if he were elected President....
Here’s the first painting of 2021: I call it, Appraising the Times Ahead. The cat is 2021; confined to my fishbowl, I warily wonder what the future holds. Why am I Worried? The storm COVID has moved closer, striking several of my friends, just as the New Year...
1 Corinthians 13: A Familiar Bible Passage I am putting a familiar Bible passage out there for navigating the rough waters social media stir up. It’s a map I need to memorize and follow when I read what some post about current events. Maybe it will help you. Most all...
When I was a new mom, a older mother of three children told me, pick your battles. It was good advice, and not just for parents. It works for current events. Through this pandemic, the constant civil unrest, explosions, illnesses, the elections, the wildfires, the...
My days are no more uncertain than the ones my mother or grandmothers lived. However, they feel more dangerous than any previous time in my life, because of so much anger and ignorance. Therefore, the decision to turn off the news, and listen to biographers and great...
As week twelve (or is it thirteen?) begins, and the pandemic continues amidst sporadic social pandemonium current events are crazier. I hoped maybe current events would round a corner today, and we’d be on a better page of history. But, no. I think this meme says it...
What questions am I asking of myself? Have I permitted my assumptions and opinions about history and current events to close my mind, and harden my heart? Surely not I, Lord? Oh yeah, Baby: YOU! Five years ago, Doug asked a question in the wake of the Baltimore riot...
On top of the pandemic and economic woes, now we face murder, rioting and looting. It’s like waking up to the headlines of 1968, 24/7. Four policemen took the life of an African-American man, George Floyd ,while a bystander filmed it. Violence erupted . . . All the...
Current events –a.k.a. 2020’s pandemic and possible economic collapse -- bring to mind a triple play of experiences, plus a grad slam that shook me up way back when. In the late 1980’s, we had started a new business, decided to educate our kids at home, and welcomed...
In conversations in the middle of the night, I am better off talking to God than to myself. Current events and the new normal breed fear if I listen to me. Early in the morning, when sleep decides to take a break, I talk to God; if I talk to myself, I get into...
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