An older lady (yep, even older than me), leaned close so we could hear each other above the background noise of many other conversations. “Hi, I’m A______. What’s your name?” After short niceties, she got down to business in a kind way by asking direct questions about me. I answered her questions honestly, but…
Does the Mirror Tell the Truth?
Every culture values women’s beauty. When I was a child, we girls played with Barbie dolls dressing them in pretty clothes and accessories. I first became aware of fashion and who was thought to be lovely in the era of Twiggy. For those too young to have heard of her, she was a young…
Catches, Carries, Cares
Our new puppy is very mellow and calm. He’s easygoing and not perturbed by the loudest of trucks, guns, or fireworks. He likes kids, cats, and other dogs. He’s just a chill personality, until . . . I got down on the floor, got out an electrical massage pad and laid down on it. Puppy…
Sunshine and Shadow
On Saturday we did something that we always considered frivolous and sometimes secretly judged others for doing. We spent money on a puppy. With one exception every dog we ever owned was either from the animal shelter, was given to us, or was a stray. But something came over us. We recently had our…
Focus
Many years ago when we had a houseful of children, we were invited to our neighbor’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Of course we brought part of the meal and afterwards, our hostess, our girls, and I were cleaning up. She had only one child and she remarked that this was a big job to feed…
Never Wasted
No suffering is wasted for those who trust God. A close friend got more bad medical news yesterday. Because her doctor didn’t do diagnostic scans before surgery, she has to have a second surgery more radical than the first. It’s so tempting to be angry and question why she has to go through two surgeries…