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“Once you stop growing, you start dying.” The Reverend Neville E. Gritt preached that from his pulpit on New Year’s … Continue reading S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d!
“Once you stop growing, you start dying.” The Reverend Neville E. Gritt preached that from his pulpit on New Year’s … Continue reading S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d!
Do you remember writing (or receiving) notes such as this? “Do you like me? Check Yes or No.” I suppose … Continue reading The “Like” that matters…
I would rather blog than game. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Period. Exclamation point. Done. But I have … Continue reading A pain in the game…
For the life of me, I can’t remember how I came to this conclusion with my Algebra IA students several … Continue reading Jesus is in the equation…
I spent a few minutes this morning following the demands of a chain letter. I liked it so much, I … Continue reading The chain of promise…
Sunday, halfway through my pastor’s sermon titled “Get Going,” we obeyed. The entire congregation got up and left. Apparently, moments … Continue reading Go and make disciples…
I went to my mailbox this afternoon and found an unusual object–a handwritten letter. It was from Peter, a former … Continue reading The freedoms we take for granted…
My 2004 Chevy Venture is oozing with water. Inside. I thought I had an AC issue–and my dear husband and … Continue reading Water, water everywhere…
A few days ago I was positively fretting because my Chevy Venture’s speedometer had gone haywire again. (See Freaky Friday … Continue reading Redefining normal…
This morning I took my customary walk at sunrise, admiring God’s display of beauty. I walked, I watched, I thought, … Continue reading Lessons from the beach…
Last week when I was searching for a family photo, I found this journal entry, written on some paper, tucked … Continue reading Morning by morning…
If life were a beach, I would have no cellulite. Because I am vain enough that if given the “opportunity” … Continue reading Clothes cover a multitude of sins…
Early in the morning I watched the ocean awaken. After a fitful night of mostly not sleeping, I gave up … Continue reading By the dawn’s early light…
Yesterday I shared a column I wrote for my local newspaper in 1992. (This post would make more sense if you’ve … Continue reading The sequel…
Twenty years ago, while I was working as a reporter, editor, and writer, I had the opportunity to write for … Continue reading No greater loss to be feared…
And as a non-perfect sequel to yesterday’s “Stars upon thars,” I present my scars. I am marking (but not exactly celebrating) … Continue reading SCars upon thars…
I cried for the better part of the morning today. And I mean the word better as in “good, better, best” … Continue reading Toward something better…
On Saturday, I experienced a cockroach encroaching on my coffee, but today I realized other bugs have been encroaching on … Continue reading Encroachment issues…