I picked a doozy of a word. It's not even a practice I normally participate in. But while looking for inspiration in a magazine last January, the word kept appearing. So I reasoned, "forward" must be my word for 2020. Yes! Forward it is! And then... Political upheaval and impeachment happened. My mom died in …
August 30, 2020, our little country church, opened it's doors for in person worship. It was the first time since the advent of coronavirus shut downs. I was excited and went knowing it would be different. It was different. And odd, and a little uncomfortable. We sat socially distanced, of course. Hugs didn't happen. We …
Three favorite stories, short and sweet... At Passover Meal, knowing he would suffer and die, knowing his disciples had no clue what was about to happen, Jesus told them of his eager longing to share this meal with them. An eager longing to share. He loved them like that. (from Luke 22:14-20) At that same …
Years ago when I lived somewhere else and was gainfully employed at our local university, I was at a "Support Staff" meeting where employee labels were being discussed. There were "Faculty", who were pretty much the stars of the show. (oh yes, just ask them!) There were "Administrators" with power to hire, fire and make big decisions. They went …
I fell big time for one of those videos that floats around Facebook. A little boy and a little girl stand on a ledge, or perhaps it's a very high sidewalk. There is a large gap the girl is afraid to cross. Without hesitation the boy straddles the gap, lowers himself down and becomes a human bridge. And in the cutest way …
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