Monthly Archives: August 2018

I seem to be more cognizant of the seasonal changes when I am in Vermont. Well, it is a four-season state. There is a clear definition to Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring, although some of you from the North may … Continue reading →

My Old Testament professor, Dr. Richard Syré, was forever mentioning the “murmuring theme” in Exodus and Numbers. The people of Israel constantly murmured about things as they wandered in the wilderness. They complained about not having water. They muttered about … Continue reading →

I recently bought Paulette a new printer, and I feel pretty good about the fact that it only took six hours to install it. The instruction pamphlet consisted of three pages of impossible to read lawyer speak very small print, … Continue reading →

When we are preparing to delve into uncharted territory (or waters), we enter with a certain degree of trepidation. To leave what is comfortable and secure takes considerable courage. I have never been much of a risk-taker. There is a … Continue reading →

In 1877 a baby boy was born in County Cork, Ireland. In the impoverished harbor village of Crosshaven, he was orphaned at a very young age. Education would be a luxury for such a lad, so he attended school (erratically) … Continue reading →

This house just isn’t big enough! I need a man cave to be alone for a while.   Or perhaps you’re thinking, I definitely need a craft room where I can lose myself in creating. Being alone for a while … Continue reading →

Some days I just can’t get full. I reach for sweet (chocolate), then go for salty (potato chips), then back to sweet again ( cookies, tootsie roll, red licorice, etc.!). Nothing really seems to soothe my cravings! But Sunday mornings … Continue reading →

While brainstorming ideas for upcoming blogs, my son Seth volunteered the following: “We need more kindness, Mom. We need to live the Word, not just talk about it. We need to set our own personal example of good behavior and … Continue reading →

I was watching YouTube videos of the old TV program, I’ve Got a Secret. (You have to do something that’s fun in retirement.) One elderly gentleman’s secret was that as a little boy he had been present at the assassination … Continue reading →

One Saturday morning I was watching the Saturday Today Show, and they interviewed Jonelle Monáe. I didn’t recognize who she was until they mentioned that she had appeared in the movie “Hidden Figures”; as a math nerd I had enjoyed … Continue reading →