Random thoughts on being me
One More Snorkeling Post
There’s something sublime about snorkeling. Contacts in, face mask seated tight, snorkel in my mouth- check. Wade out to thigh-deep water and slip on the fins. Bend at the waist, push off and lift my feet. Instantly weightless, immediately transported to a whole new realm: surrounded, embraced, and welcomed. The dominant sound is of my … Continue reading
Traveling
When we landed in Miami on our way home last week, we had just about half an hour to make our next flight. We were both a bit nervous about making that connection, especially when I checked and found that we were arriving at D-9 and needed to depart from D-33. From past experience in … Continue reading
Thoughts from below Frederiksted Pier
It’s so easy to get discouraged. Look around this world and see the hate, the meanness, the pollution, threats of disease, the level of savage selfishness, earthquakes, economic ruin, a host of other ills plaguing our world. It’s not much of a stretch to think there is no God, or that there is, but He … Continue reading
Home again
The adage is “You can’t go home again.” Wiktionary explains this means “Past times which are fondly remembered are irrecoverably in the past and cannot be relived.” I’m pretty sure this isn’t universally true since in my life I have left Wyoming three separate times, eventually returning here to feel perfectly comfortable and at peace. … Continue reading
Time, time
The title of a recent sermon at my church was “In the fullness of time”. When the title flashed up on the screen above the pastor’s head as he began, an hourglass appeared as well. The main thrust of the sermon was that Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem wasn’t a result of happenstance or a change … Continue reading
And Shepherds once more
Have you ever wondered why it was shepherds that first got the news of Jesus’ birth? Honestly, until Karl (my husband) made an off-hand observation about it to me recently, I never really questioned it. I just assumed that shepherds were pretty lowly and had no great status in society, and since God wanted to … Continue reading
And there were shepherds…
Of all the players in the Christmas story, the shepherds are my favorite. If I could go back in time and shadow anyone involved that night, I’d hang out with the shepherds. For just that one evening, I wish I’d have been with them. First: the night. Cold, wintery, fresh air makes the … Continue reading
Not if…
In the past I have skimmed over these two verses in 1 Peter 4:12-13: Do not be surprised by the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange is happening to you. But rejoice that you are sharing in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. … Continue reading
Cancel culture?
Being savvy about someone’s feelings and moderating behavior based on anticipating how someone will react can and usually is, in fact, a judicious act. I know a messy kitchen counter bugs my husband and I try to avoid leaving it cluttered when I can. I’m afraid of dogs and a friend of mine has three. … Continue reading
Understanding the Situation
Years ago I bought a Hallmark card that I thought was funny in its lighthearted treatment of life’s troubles. The front of the card has a fluffy little kitten sitting happily and seemingly unaware of a huge, spike-collared, big-fanged dog right behind her. Other cats are running desperately for safety while she sits content. The … Continue reading
