Author Archives: joyocala

Do you remember picking up your phone and hearing the familiar words of the operator, “Number please?” You gave the number and you were connected. Even a little child like me could do that. Grandma was blind. She spent her … Continue reading →

Enter: Agent Located Within On the third day of the unfolding of God’s creation plan, vegetation, nature and big pieces of the puzzle were beginning to meld together. His plan, His map, His brochure for The Best Places to visit…He … Continue reading →

I turn on the morning news and the peace of my evening sleep is shattered. The sleep in my eyes gives way to newspaper headlines that force me into a reality that I don’t like. Killings, violence, bullying, “He said, … Continue reading →

I seem to be more cognizant of the seasonal changes when I am in Vermont. Well, it is a four-season state. There is a clear definition to Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring, although some of you from the North may … Continue reading →

My Old Testament professor, Dr. Richard Syré, was forever mentioning the “murmuring theme” in Exodus and Numbers. The people of Israel constantly murmured about things as they wandered in the wilderness. They complained about not having water. They muttered about … Continue reading →

I recently bought Paulette a new printer, and I feel pretty good about the fact that it only took six hours to install it. The instruction pamphlet consisted of three pages of impossible to read lawyer speak very small print, … Continue reading →

When we are preparing to delve into uncharted territory (or waters), we enter with a certain degree of trepidation. To leave what is comfortable and secure takes considerable courage. I have never been much of a risk-taker. There is a … Continue reading →

In 1877 a baby boy was born in County Cork, Ireland. In the impoverished harbor village of Crosshaven, he was orphaned at a very young age. Education would be a luxury for such a lad, so he attended school (erratically) … Continue reading →

This house just isn’t big enough! I need a man cave to be alone for a while.   Or perhaps you’re thinking, I definitely need a craft room where I can lose myself in creating. Being alone for a while … Continue reading →

Some days I just can’t get full. I reach for sweet (chocolate), then go for salty (potato chips), then back to sweet again ( cookies, tootsie roll, red licorice, etc.!). Nothing really seems to soothe my cravings! But Sunday mornings … Continue reading →