There are those in our lives that we label as the TMI folks… too much information! Whether it be on social media or in our conversations with them, they seem to reveal information that we would rather not hear or…
Read MoreMAKING ¢ENTS OF IT ALL
A number of years ago, our youngest son received a bank for a Christmas gift from an acquaintance of our family. It was a huge Crayola crayon. As a child, he would randomly drop change into it – but never…
Read MoreWHAT’S IN THE WAITING
Ever had someone promise to meet you at a specific time and they are late? Of course – it was probably me that was late! What do you do while you wait? Do you constantly watch for the…
Read MoreWORRY ‘BOUT YOURSELF!
There is this fabulous video on YouTube about a little girl buckling herself into her car seat. She struggles and struggles. When her dad, off camera, asks if he can he help her, she responds that he should “worry ‘bout…
Read MoreTRUTH TELLING
Birthdays. They happen to all of us. Usually every year. Today is my day. 58 years ago, sometime in the middle of a Saturday night, after the Lawrence Welk show, I joined my parents and a brother who…
Read MoreSEWING LIFE
Sewing… mowing grass…these are two things that I like to do for one reason. Progress. You can watch your progress. You can see something changing right in front of your eyes. I began sewing when I was in…
Read MoreA TIME TO END AND A TIME TO BEGIN
This is a strange week for me. It is the week that my unemployment checks end and it is the week that school starts for many. I have been a part of the beginning of school for the last 24…
Read MoreBORN GRATEFUL
Who among you was born grateful? I know I wasn’t. I was born demanding. I was born needy. I was born with some level of entitlement. And so were you. Don’t kid yourself. Don’t lie to the rest of us….
Read MoreOMPHALOSKEPSIS
When I was in seminary, eons ago, I remember one of the most hysterical statements I heard went something like this: “I am contemplating my finitude.” What the what? Who sits around contemplating their “finitude”? Crazy people, that is…
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