Mercies

Unkind: “Why doesn’t she work on her appearance?  Her hair is a mess and that outfit doesn’t do a thing for her.” Merciful:  “Yes, her appearance could use some improvement, but she has a good heart and she has other priorities besides her looks.” Unforgiving:  “He wasn’t there when I needed him, he was repeatedly…

Appointments

Click, click, click,  click.  Today was a beautiful morning and my car windows were down as I drove into the little town five miles from our house.  Uh, oh, I shouldn’t be hearing a click with each rotation of the tires.  Better pull over and see what’s going on.  There were plenty of parking spots…

Unimpressive

Two childless old people and a young unwed mother from a low-income family.  Not exactly power players on the world stage. No one could have guessed that they would change the course of human history.  You or I wouldn’t have picked these three to be in the forefront of a mighty movement. The old couple’s …