Barreling on through the last days of 2019, I am out of breath, but not out of hope. Even adjusting for the blurriness of my recall of events of this fast moving last year, I know God answered a lot of prayers – even as He gave me a few more matters to keep in...
A Cheeky Put-Down I learned on CBS Sunday Morning a new put-down. I was hurt. OK, Boomer is the current generation's cheeky put-down of my generation. It expresses the exasperation younger folks feel with our hypocrisy, incompetence, and curmudgeonliness. But, I...
Did You Know? Did you know more than one person has capitalized on the Internet and proclaims everyday is a day for the celebration of something. Here’re some examples: National Day Calendar Happy Days 365. My favorite Dallas FM station, WRR, also includes a few...
We have gone quite awhile without rain; this time last year, we were sick of rain. September was wetter in Baltimore only twice during the 20th century, and twice in the late 1800s. (Baltimore Sun, 10/01/18) I don’t remember that. Which is why keeping a journal...
Awhile back Heather Holleman asked a question I still like to ask: What advice would you give your nineteen years old self? When I was nineteen, asking an older woman for advice never crossed my mind. Back then, I didn’t understand the only change I could make was...
Outlawing Abortion Alabama, and other states are changing their laws to outlaw abortions, or protect them. What am I supposed to think and do? Will outlawing the right to an abortion in Alabama and other states return us to what the movie Love with a Proper Stranger...
I Heard “And this room is where the late term abortions were performed,” the guide said. I recently toured a former abortion facility. Now it is a pregnancy recourses center. I stared into a large room, stunned that anything like this could have happened a few blocks...
Death with Dignity? Because a death with dignity bill named in honor of a man our family knew and loved, I am revisiting what I wrote four years ago. Our friend, Dick Israel died several years ago, leaving many grieving friends. He battled Parkinson’s disease for...
My FITBIT died. Well, actually the cheery red band turned loose of the tracking device. I am searching for a replacement band. Until it arrives, I am on my own, monitoring my steps – i.e., keeping the old body moving. Move it or lose it, right? Alas, no friendly...
How well do I think I know what the Scriptures teach? In a recent sermon on the LOVE God lavishes on this world, the pastor challenged us to write down five things we think Jesus said, and then test it with what the Scriptures say He said. Okay, I thought, let’s see …...
Fall Back Here we go again – messing with our clocks as if we control the sun’s rising and setting. This Sunday we will lose the hour of sunlight we gained in spring, which we had lost the previous fall – and so forth. When told the reason for Daylight Saving time the...
She looked like a novice waitress as she approached the table, nervously, unsure of how to engage us. Maybe we were the first table she had ever served. Given her subsequent service, I hope so. But her awkwardness, unlocked a few memories of my own early days waiting...
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