Tears In A Bottle
Many years ago, a dear friend gave me a picture, Victorian style, of a woman reposed on a sofa crying, entitled, “Tears In A Bottle.” The woman is leaning over, ...
Mother’s Day and Other Sad Events
We had all returned home from church on a bright sunny day in May, Mother’s Day, 1993. So far, the only gift I had received was a tiny notepad and ...
The Flip-side of Serious … the ironies of life
The definition of irony: A state of affair or a event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. My famous apple pie ...
Were You There?
“Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there ...
The Joy of Being Known
Are you fortunate to have someone in your life who really gets you? Someone who finishes your sentences? Who knows you inside and out in an intimate way? It’s a ...
The Day the Earth Stood Still (And I let heaven in.)
My parents called it the rat race. Every generation groans, “What’s this world coming too?” Legend has it, pupils overheard Socrates mutter it. Technology drives us endlessly teetering on a ...
When Someone Doesn’t Like You … a crash course in tearing down idols
You know when someone doesn’t like you. Not the “doesn’t like you for a good reason” doesn’t like you; but the doesn’t like you for what you can’t change, ...
Blog, Inspirational Non-Fiction
Pray to God and Row to Shore
The first time I heard the saying, “Pray to God and row to shore,” I didn’t have time to ponder its meaning because I was too busy rowing a boat. ...