Random thoughts on being me
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
Two judgements
At Bible study this last Wednesday we ended up talking about two judgement the Bible describes. Two. I will be the first to admit that I don’t understand all this well and I offer this disclaimer right up front – this is the Lord’s business and I am not even close to understanding His ways. … Continue reading
Do it. Period
You may have noticed that I haven’t been blogging very regularly lately. I have a confession to make. I’m not lazy, and I certainly haven’t stopped having opinions. Nope. What happened is this: I began listening to the voices in our society and the really mean voice inside my head, and perhaps there was another … Continue reading
Cats and Deer
I love our mornings here on island, they start slowly. Since our house is tucked safely on the west side of a big hill, the actual sun doesn’t show itself to us until about 10 or so. The result is that mornings seem to linger and relax. Unfortunately, we don’t get to do the same. … Continue reading
We Need a Little Forgiveness
I’ve been thinking about forgiveness. I was raised in a Christian home and taught right from wrong with the Bible as the authority. I accepted Jesus as my Savior when I was quite young. Even so, there were patches of time throughout my life during which I walked a little (ok a lot) farther away … Continue reading
Lyric lightness
I will readily admit that I misconstrue and misquote and garble the lyrics to songs on a regular basis. Actually, I do so without remorse or an inclination to change the error of my ways. Hillary and Sam used to tease me about it. Karl corrects me. It doesn’t matter, if I’m not sure of … Continue reading
