I’ve spent hours writing today. Half of chapter eleven and all of chapter twelve. I’m at a point in the story that speaks to deep, deep places in my soul. I’ve cried today. I’ve cried and marveled and remembered and then cried some more. Good tears. Healing tears. An amazing God rules this universe. How […]
Well, lassies and laddies, I’m home. Arrived last evening around 9:00 PM, and am in the process of catching up on mail, e-mail, laundry, and other household delights. The trip was wonderful. Fun, fun, fun with a little more fun thrown in for good measure. I will try to re-cap the highlights for anyone interested.
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“I never had a selfless thought since I was born.” Today I was thinking about how everything I do has a selfish motive behind it. At least in part. True, some of it is really great stuff that helps people or makes them happy. But deep down, I know I do it for me. For
Clive was looking at my soul. Read More »
Walter and Alex were a year ahead of me in high school. They looked almost identical, but once you knew them, they didn’t any more. So I can’t say for sure if they were. I know they weren’t the exact same height. Walter was 6’7″, and Alex was 6’8″. Oh, and did I mention they
So, you were wondering about this grand town I live in. (Don’t argue with me. You were wondering.) Well, it’s officially famous for the Fire Ant Festival and the Wonderland of Lights. But I prefer to think of it as the Pokey Driver Capital of the World. Based on the size of the town, it
Random observations Read More »
This is my first-ever attempt at a RagaMuffen Poetry Challenge! Kind of fun. If you want to participate go here: ragamuffen and check it out. (The words in bold writing are the ones she listed in the challenge.) On Aging Gracefully A brief and fleeting memory, A delicate, delusory dance Of masquerading mystery Creates a
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I went to the post office to mail cookies to Luke. (I am such a push-over.) And after that, I went to the grocery store. When I turned into the baking goods aisle, the only other person in it–a heavy-set older woman with too much lipstick and a gaudy flower pinned in the middle of
Am I really in such a hurry? Read More »
My seventy-three-year-old dad had hip replacement surgery a week ago. Osteoarthritis in his left hip was causing him extreme pain and limiting his activity level. Bone on bone will do that to you. So now he’s home rehabilitating. If they tell him to stretch at least three times a day, he’ll do it five. Dad
you model that role so gracefully . . . even on crutches Read More »
“And if you make me laugh, I know I can make you like me. ‘Cause when I laugh I can be a lot of fun.” I’m in the market for some good books to read. Any suggestions?
My thoughts come in lines from songs. Read More »