Author Archives: joyocala

  Those of us over the age of forty remember when “opening windows” meant that you turned the crank. I still do that in my truck. All my controls are manual. Now, since the new age of the personal, home computer … Continue reading →

Uncertainty, hatred, turmoil, fear . . . as we approach Election Day, our country is filled with this negativity.   Yes, it makes us angry and our stress level rises.   We worry for ourselves and for our country.  Then we read … Continue reading →

Daniel had risen to power under King Darius.  He was a righteous high-level regent, a believer and upstanding in that realm.  Other regents in the same capacity as Daniel were jealous of his promotion and could find nothing to fault him on.  They … Continue reading →

I recently read the story of a concert violinist who broke a string in the middle of his performance.  Rather than stopping to replace the string, he continued to play, modulating and shifting around his three remaining strings, improvising along … Continue reading →

The ride is over.  It seems to get longer each year.  This year we didn’t take as long as we usually do because of the pandemic.  We stopped briefly to see each of our sons.  But it still seemed longer.  … Continue reading →

Teresa (1515-1582) was a Catholic who lived during the time of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. She isn’t much known by Protestants. As a teenager she was interested primarily in boys, clothes, flirting and rebelling, so her father put her in … Continue reading →

            Paulette and I spent this last week in a condo at Ormond Beach.  We stayed safe by eating in and socially distancing.  It still was a wonderful break from sheltering-in-place here in Ocala, because of the beautiful view of … Continue reading →

Today began early voting in Marion County, Ocala, FL. It was thrilling and at the same time daunting to see the polling place absolutely packed. I wonder how early the first people in line got there. Hurray for democracy! I … Continue reading →

Last week I was part of a Zoom reunion.  Our group of sorority sisters, who graduated in 1962, got together to celebrate our 80th birthdays.   We’ve had a number of reunions over the years and managed to stay in touch, … Continue reading →

…no not just for some, but for everyone. It’s the only thing that there is just too little of.”   You may recognize that these are some of the words from a 1965 song written by Burt Bacharach and sung originally by … Continue reading →