Inspiration – Page 76 – Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength

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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…

Cousin Reunion

A few days ago I went to a cousin reunion. There were only four of us meeting in a city two and a half days journey from two of the cousins and half a day’s trip from the other two. This event has triggered thoughts about life, death, and legacy. Life, in that it…

Snobs

Columbus Day will be celebrated soon. Let’s stop for a minute and admit we are all guilty of societal snobbery. We think we are the pinnacle of history. At this moment we are riding the crest of the wave of advancement. All previous civilizations pale in comparison to our own. They weren’t as technologically savvy,…