Come Hungry
Come hungry. Really? It seems everyone is stuffed to the gills these days. Whoever would want a Thanksgiving turkey? I had a delicious and delightful lunch with old high school friends this week. It was coordinated by a friend who is a Muslim, whose family emigrated here from Pakistan in 1958. (I didn’t know this about […]
Prayer for a Day Worth Thanking God
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. In gratitude, Lord, I offer it to you. That the rain has stopped. That I have a moment’s peace to recall That you know exactly what lies ahead, so into it we run, blindly, belatedly, but freely. Bring back […]
Wait, Thanksgiving, please don’t go
Has Black Friday overwritten Thanksgiving Thursday?
Breathtaking, briefly and beyond
People with a great mind are a dime a dozen. People with a great heart are few. People who use their strength in service to a great mind with great heart…priceless. I am grateful for these people. They are humble and unassuming. Like the tiny maple saplings we bought for a dollar two decades ago […]
Thanksgiving, a non-denominational holiday!
Frankly, I have been surprised and pleased by the good humor of people this week. I have been to the grocery store several times, the bank, the coffee shop, run errands, and all of it’s been peaceful, fun, even collegial. People are chatting while waiting in lines. Waiting patiently, even while you bag up your […]