Author Archives: joyocala

Summer was over on Monday, and fall began again as the calendar tells us.  Different areas experience different weather during this season, but there are a couple of things that all locals have in common. The days get shorter, and … Continue reading →

Early in life, the labels that are used to describe us can be very hurtful. I (and my family) were considered by my peers to be “nerds,” “geeks,” old-fashioned. Sunday dinner after church was followed by quiet time inside with … Continue reading →

I have a little household helper who vacuums my floors all by herself.  I say “her” because I named her Rosie the Robot when she first arrived.  She’s a marvelous invention, going round and round, under the beds, into the … Continue reading →

We are all “wired” so differently. Within the “norm,” we all have 206 bones in our body. A study of anatomy, and you can learn the “ins” and “outs” of how we are put together. Can you even imagine the … Continue reading →

I recently read these seven goals for living a Christian life. I would like to add a few of my own thoughts to this list.  I try to practice these ideals, but  I’m not always successful and I need to … Continue reading →

Do you wonder about the purpose of your life? I do. As a child, I learned in the catechism of my religion that my purpose was to “know, love and serve God, in this world and the next.” Wow! Quite … Continue reading →

On this date in 1961 Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961), the second Secretary General of the United Nations, was killed in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). He was a Swedish economist and diplomat who strove to bring peace to … Continue reading →

Visits to my great-great aunts’ home were not often, but always memorable.  They lived in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and were maiden ladies living in their family home.  I remember vividly their stairs up to the only bathroom (glad they had indoor plumbing). The … Continue reading →

If you can’t affirm what you believe without belittling someone else, you’ve got a real lousy testimony. The most difficult place to be at any given moment is here and now. Sooner or later many Christians are going to need … Continue reading →

I’d like to share a very Little Message from a very Little Book.  A friend shared the book with me recently.  It’s something she read to her children often when they were young, The book is small in size, the … Continue reading →