Monthly Archives: July 2023

One childhood pursuit that I hope never goes away is catching fireflies. That innocent inquisitiveness is so precious and indescribable. Seeing that tiny life form penetrate the darkness. If only it were that easy to catch the spiritual bug. It … Continue reading →

We speak often of the acceptance of diversity in our society.  Perhaps we might go a step further and speak of the celebration of diversity.   I found this paragraph in a book by Maya Angelou and chose to share it … Continue reading →

        Travel back two thousand plus years, as you go about your day, on foot, in Judea (the area of today’s Israel and Palestine), you start hearing “talk.”  Word spreads about a rabbi teaching and healing.  Would you be interested?  Possibly you become curious. … Continue reading →

I’m sure all of us have known people who are most always gloomy.  We have names for them like “Debbie Downers” for a female or “Danny Downers” for a male.  I have often referred to them as “Eeyores”, the forever … Continue reading →

I have a dear friend who is slowly fading into the realm of the unknowing. No, Carolyn isn’t actively dying, she is developing one of the many forms of age-related dementia. She has always been a sharp, observant and involved … Continue reading →

The old film Martin Luther shows him on his way to a debate in Leipzig. A caricature of Luther appears on a door with the message “Death to the Saxon Hus.” When I saw the film for the first time, that message … Continue reading →

            When we remember major events, we almost always associate it with where we were when we first heard about it.  For example:  The assassination of JFK (I was in the college bookstore my junior year of college).  The attack … Continue reading →

Is it fate that my blog turn comes up on the Fourth of July? Whatever…I will go with it!  I feel blessed and “Proud to Be An American”. If I had a dime for every time I had to play … Continue reading →

This afternoon we fly to Connecticut to visit children and grandchildren that we haven’t seen in a couple years.  I’m not fond of airports and planes, not at all.  But I am excited and anxious to see these smiling faces.  … Continue reading →

During a movie I was watching the other evening, a barnyard scene showed a child going out to gather eggs from the hen house.  It was cute, momma chicken would flutter her wings and stand slightly, or not budge at all, … Continue reading →