Author Archives: joyocala

Election Day. There have been so many early voters – myself included – and mail-in votes that today will be just another of those days; that is until we anxiously try to stay up in hopes of knowing who POTUS … Continue reading →

The past 6 weeks have given me the opportunity to experience the plodding pace of recovery, and the patience required to do so cheerfully.   The plodding pace came like it or not, the patience not always so easily.  My situation … Continue reading →

I love to bake. Ask the neighbors, or the man who mows our lawn, or the pest service guy who sprays the yard, or my hubby. (I bake for them regularly.)  I have a few recipes that are quick, easy and … Continue reading →

I recently ran into this little ditty while I was reading a magazine.  I thought it is a great Idea think about.  It reads, Life is like a camera. Focus on what matters the most. Capture what makes you happy. … Continue reading →

I wrote this blog about 5 years ago and the message is still heartwarming and comforting. People celebrate or don’t celebrate the holiday of Halloween. Its roots are planted deeply in the earth of our lives. It has many meanings … Continue reading →

It never occurred to me as a kid to dress up as Martin Luther for Hallowe’en. (By the way, that’s the way I was taught to write it when I was in school. It’s a contraction for Hallow Evening.) I … Continue reading →

“Slow down, you move too fast.”  The opening line to Simon and Garfunkel’s “The 59th Street Bridge Song” has been repeating in my head for the last couple of weeks. I have moved from the slow and steady pace of … Continue reading →

The one with the speech impediment is chosen to be the spokesman and leader of the Hebrews. The traitorous twin manages to wrestle away the birthright. The youngest, smallest son slays the giant. The “Sons of Thunder” are chosen by … Continue reading →

It was Halloween and home they came.  Their bags were filled with gobs of sugary treats.  Now came the sorting process, as they sat around the kitchen table going through their bag, putting aside the ones they really like and … Continue reading →

Legislatures passing a reform bill, delinquents sentenced to reform school, and going back to 1517, Martin Luther began his effort to reform the Catholic Church. Reform “means make changes in something, (typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.”  Martin Luther, … Continue reading →