“When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. So they went in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the Baby. And when they had seen this, they…
Category: Inspiration
Thank You
“Thanks, Grandma. I had a really good time today. And thanks for the things you got me.” Those words warm my soul. I was already happy I could be with her and get those things for her, but her gratitude increases my happiness. You know the feeling exactly. Did you know that expressing your gratitude…
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Troubles
A terrible clatter. Crashing. I stop my phone conversation with a gutter installer and listen. The sound came from inside our under-construction house where my husband is doggedly working on wiring. The sound sends chills down my spine. But I hear another sound. Maybe his hole saw? He must be OK, just dropped something big….
Celebration
Why does last Thanksgiving feel like it happened 5 years ago? Maybe because our lives have turned upside down since last Thanksgiving! Nothing is the same as last year. Then: we had a newly redecorated house, an established routine, knew where we fit and what to do, many long-term, close friends, but far from…
The Battle
Straight out of a Halloween movie. Creepy, crawly, nasty. Everywhere you look. Overwhelming numbers. They’re on the verge of world domination. We are under siege. We’re barely holding our own. Our weapons are a shop vac and tissues which we’re using with great dedication and bravery. Our not-yet-sealed up under construction house appears to be…
Looking Back
Six and a half hours of driving in the wrong direction. North instead of south. That’s what two of my cousins did to deliver a precious-to-me cargo. They had been visiting another of our cousins when she offered to give up some of the keepsake furniture from our grandmother. They knew I’d like to have…