Re-LENT-ing
You don’t need to do more; just take more time with the things you’re doing. This rings in my ears as I ready things for my day. It is my regular plea to the woman who comes and cleans on Fridays. She rushes through, banging and clanking, piling up and going around. There seems to […]
Staying the course
It’s so hard to stay on track. What with everything pulling us this way and that. Attractive things. Tempting things. Necessary things. They all tug at our sleeves insisting we pay attention. Perhaps this is something of the sense Jesus had in the crowd when the woman who had suffered hemorrhages for years touched the […]
What runs through the center?
In the beginning, we agreed. Then there was the smallest ripple of discontent. A mere, “Aw come on.” And so we did. But we didn’t. Agree, that is. There was the tap, “Look at it this way.” Which led to the shoulder shake, “You have to admit…” which resulted in the back turn where after […]
The OMG Moment of Epiphany
Have you ever had one of those moments? When you got THE news you had been waiting for? THE opportunity you had worked long and hard toward? THE break of a lifetime? I have recently, and it caught me totally by surprise. It’s the oddest thing. You believed in the promise, but now that you’re […]
Where in Carnation is Christmas?
Twas the day after Christmas and all through the land the kids were glad to sleep in and the parents to sip their morning coffee and peruse the headlines. I’m always a bit melancholy on the day after Christmas. And that’s the way with anticipation fulfilled, right? Once you have it, what do you do with […]
Let there be light
There is something about light in the darkness. Even with my eyes closed I can still see it. The dancing and moving and flickering and playing of…what is it that dances and moves in the periphery of my vision? I do not see it with my eyes, yet I know that it’s there. It’s teasing […]
Prepared for anything or meant for just one thing?
“All we can do is pray about it.” Is that something people say to you? Like, we’ve done everything we can, now we’re down to the final straw. One thing left to do… Well, aside from the obvious – we’re supposed to pray first – I’m a bit leery of the last gasp prayer. Because […]
The extra credit season
Tis the season for list-making.Well, for me that is pretty much all year. Things to do, in different categories for different purposes. I’ve got my “home” section and “business” section, my “writing” section and my “business writing” section. Just by the sections, you can tell I’m leaning a bit. Balance is something I tend always […]
Just live it
It’s not enough just to think your way through life; you’ve got to be an actor in your own life, too. We can study it and intellectualize it. We can define it, explain it, ruminate on it, chew it up and spit it out. We can prove it or just really, really believe it. But […]
The tyranny of the salad dressing aisle
So many choices. So little time. Should we really be grateful? I wheel my cart down the aisle slowly, perusing my options. I know what I want, at least I think I do. Until I see that the flavor I am looking for comes in no fat, low fat, and high test. There are also […]