Monthly Archives: January 2021

You’ve been wandering in a wilderness for forty years.   No motorhomes here, you’ve been on foot.   You started out as a child; now you’re fifty years old.  You’ve known nothing but barren land.  Your grandparents died in that wilderness, maybe … Continue reading →

Do your thoughts ever gallop through your mind to the point that you interject, “hold your horses?”  Does the busy-ness of thinking and doing sometime seem like too much? Though it is so very important in life to do your chores, … Continue reading →

I wrote a blog several months ago in which I mentioned I have never been a fan of the dark.  It always seems like things feel worse in the darkness whether it is fear, sadness, or loneliness. We recently experienced … Continue reading →

Honestly, I never thought that I would be among those folks who made a point of watching Wheel of Fortune after dinner.  It was a favorite activity of my Mom and Dad in their later years.  I remember laughing about … Continue reading →

“S rozhdyestvom Hristovym!” which means “Congratulations on the birth of Christ!” in Russian. Today is Christmas among the Russian and some other Eastern Orthodox Christians. How come today? Well, it all started back in 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII fixed … Continue reading →

Ah, today is the 12th day of Christmas, better known as the celebration of Epiphany.  It’s a strange word, especially to those not familiar with a liturgical calendar.   In everyday usage, having an epiphany means a sudden moment of insight.  … Continue reading →

In the early days of the pandemic, I heard and saw the expression, “I’ve been training my whole life for this”. It was tongue-in-cheek humor. When we began to settle in and comply with the guidelines to socially distance, stay … Continue reading →

If my counting is correct my friends, this is the 11th day of Christmas.  I’m already humming, “On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me . . .” The twelve days of Christmas mark the period … Continue reading →

Mother Teresa wrote about peace with these words, “The fruit of silence is prayer; the fruit of prayer is faith; the fruit of faith is love; the fruit of love is service; the fruit of service is peace. Let us not … Continue reading →

I recently listened to my CD of the music from the Broadway musical “Rent”.  I have loved it since I saw the show on Broadway about 25 years ago and I especially liked the song “Seasons of Love”. The lyrics … Continue reading →