The Advent candles flickered this Sunday morning two days before Christmas. The photograph for today is still in the pinhole camera, waiting for me to finish the roll. The photograph displayed is f...
What is the texture of wellness? What is the texture of Advent? Does the one have anything to say about the other? Advent is about preparing for the coming of the Lord. The classic biblical text is...
I do believe that God has a wonderfully gracious sense of humor. On most mornings, the phone is silently ignored until after I have finished praying Lauds, or Morning Prayer. This morning, however...
Welcome to the command center, where today we discuss life in general. I talked to the folks at the spine center. The insurance company balked at the MRI, wanting us to first try a heavy-duty anti...
There is nothing wrong with decorative quilts, all pretty and formal. I especially like the ones composed of squares contributed by a variety of folks around some common theme. But for me, the bes...
Plans just got soft again. The insurance company apparently wants additional information before approving the MRI that was scheduled for tomorrow. Given the holidays, that probably pushes it into J...
Pursue what resonates with who you are and who you are becoming. Flee from what does not. And who am I and who am I becoming? I am a child of God, loved by him and loving him. I am a child of God,...
In what mysterious and marvelous ways are the strands of my life knit together. Tonight's connection group question for discussion is, If you could change one (or two) thing(s) things you have don...
Today is the third Sunday of Advent. This morning I sat at home while Corky went to church. (I have not made a morning worship service since my back started acting up the beginning of November.) I ...
Twinkling lights make me happy. This is good, because I took a half mile walk this afternoon which left me with a pair of sore hips. Being in some pain can push one in two directions, toward bitt...