Random thoughts on being me
Power
Stage 4 pancreatic cancer is a nasty diagnosis. The survival rate at five years is only one to three percent. Not good odds for anyone. For a 78-year-old man, truly not hopeful. But. Alex Trebek, who is really one of my very favorite celebrities, has heard that horrid diagnosis and he’s been pretty forthcoming about … Continue reading
Courage
I mentioned a while back that I have a nephew, Nick, who was very suddenly stricken with numbness and paralysis from the chest down. He’s in a battle to reteach his legs to walk. The rehab is going to take a significant amount of time and his resolve to stay focused and daring during arduous … Continue reading
Faith
I’m not going to bed tonight. Nope. Tonight Karl and I will be sitting in relatively uncomfortable seats, accompanied by strangers, all trying to sleep sitting up while we hurl through the atmosphere a little above the ocean and a little below space. And we are excited about it! We are on our way to … Continue reading
Rejoice!
As you may know, Philippians 4: 4-9 is one of my favorite places in the universe. There are so many reasons I love hanging out among those words. When I’m floundering it supplies me with a path to follow (let your gentleness be evident to all), when I’m scared I can go sit with God, … Continue reading
Hard questions to begin the new year.
I’m pondering a question this morning. Here’s it is: Are we human bodies who were imbued with a soul, or are we souls who were imbued with a body? One side of this coin would contend that I am human first – that is, I was conceived and then at some point a soul either … Continue reading
Sticks and stones
I took down our Christmas decorations on Saturday. The act of packing away the baubles: the jing tinglers and flu floopers (thanks Dr. Seuss for the proper and official names of all the stuff I hang about the house!) always makes me thoughtful. Lost in reverie as I was un-decorating a metal tree on the … Continue reading
Now You Will See What I Can Do!
All you have to do is read the news to get scared and depressed. There’s so much hate out there. Name calling and hard hearts, selfishness and finger pointing seem to be the current accepted problem-solving protocol. If the ugliness was just among politicians and late-night radio talk shows, we could ignore it. Instead … Continue reading
KNOW
I love Sunday mornings. It doesn’t matter how farfy or crabby or apathetic I am, by the time the music is even halfway finished at our island church, I am all in. This Sunday was no exception, though I admit, about 4/5s of the way through the sermon, Pastor John stepped on my toes. I … Continue reading
