Monthly Archives: March 2024

Tonight at sundown, our Islamic friends begin their month-long observance of Ramadan.  Probably most of us have not experienced Ramadan personally, but many have observed the devotion with which friends or acquaintances adhere to this month of fasting.  For Muslims … Continue reading →

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and … Continue reading →

The Hubble space telescope was launched in 1990, and over its lifetime it has had four astronaut visits to do updates and maintenance. With the end of the shuttle program, we no longer can do maintenance or repairs, but Hubble … Continue reading →

As we are solidly in the season of Lent, this is an appropriate time to look at and listen to one of my favorite Lenten hymns. “When I survey the Wondrous Cross” has been acclaimed as “the finest hymn in … Continue reading →

Perpetua and Felicity were Christians martyred around the year 203 in Carthage in North Africa.  Perpetua was a recently married noblewoman about 22 years old when she died, and the mother of an infant son she was nursing. Felicity was … Continue reading →

Being a visual person, I was delighted to receive an artistic representation of a quote by Henri JM Nouwen on a thank you card from a Lutheran ministry. It reads “One of the most powerful experiences in a life of … Continue reading →

(from John Pavlovitz) You will never regret waiting to send an angry communication. The added time always brings wisdom. Loving all people can get you killed. (See: Jesus, MLK, Oscar Romero) When you’re younger, you just tell your body what … Continue reading →

Recently I had the opportunity to see elite one-ton draft horses performing and competing at the Ocala Horse Park.  I couldn’t help but be impressed by their beauty, their size, and their strength. Clydesdales, Belgians, and Percherons, the most powerful … Continue reading →

      In case you were not aware, SPA DAY is not just for women. Women may go on a weekend retreat with friends and have saunas, fabulous healthy brunches, massages, facials, mani/pedis. The list can go on and on.  Or they may … Continue reading →

In my readings, I ran into this little ode and I liked the analogy of our lives to perhaps our stock portfolio and worked it into my blog. The author is unknown. Birth is our opening stock.  What comes to … Continue reading →