After a chaotic day (month?) yesterday, despite having a busy evening ahead, I went home in the afternoon and did some physical labor for a couple of hours. The hum of the mower gave me a break from the stuff… Continue reading

In aisle 3 of the supermarket I saw the exasperated Mom, attempting to get her toddler to cooperate.  She had allowed him to leave the seat in the cart, probably to deal with his restlessness. Now, he was determined to… Continue reading

He passed me on I80 going about 80 MPH. His Harley Davidson was decorated with skulls, the back of his leather jacket emblazoned with a death head, topped by the word “Omerta.”  The word is code among members of organized… Continue reading

When an author starts to write, he must choose the place from which he sees his characters.  It’s called ‘point of view.’ Will he be the all-knowing narrator? Will he take the voice and eyes of one of his characters,… Continue reading

Sarah, a little girl in our church (she grew up and got married last week!) got a nickname from me:  “Eyes.”   She had the most expressive, big, dark eyes.  I’ve nicknamed another friend “Sunshine” because in the dark times of… Continue reading

Weeds grow among the flowers with no watering, fertilizer, or attention.  “Stuff” piles up in the corners of places where people live, appearing almost magically!  Chaos, disorder, decay …  are the results of an unintended life. Frequently people who are… Continue reading

I have seen a lot of righteous indignation traded on the Internet recently. Josh Duggar, now a young married man, molested some girls when he was a teenager. His past was laid bare in the press over the last two… Continue reading

Few things are less valued than mystery. We explore, examine, and research to find out why, to uncover the reason – and that is a great blessing!  I am glad for science that taught us to understand bacterial infections, that… Continue reading

“You are judging me!” is a much over-used accusation.  Our value on self-expression has stolen our willingness to accept correction as well as our ability to speak honestly about right and wrong. Paradoxically, all this ‘freedom’ is actually causing the… Continue reading

We all have moments of sudden inspiration –  insight about someone, about a situation – that changes us.  We wonder why we did not see it before, don’t we?   Sometimes I awaken in the middle of night realizing that the… Continue reading