Feb 12, 2012 | Life
This week I was sick, really sick. I was seriously afraid for the first time in a long time. I prayed to God. He reminded me of how He’d been with me during that other awful time. I knew that he had been; I remembered being amazed at His work. But when He...
Feb 11, 2012 | Life
If I had to pick a favorite season, it wouldn’t be winter. It’s not my preference to need extra layers of clothing, to have to keep the house closed up, and to worry about the roads. Give me fields of green grass and the scent of honeysuckle blooming and I...
Feb 10, 2012 | Life
After a miserable Tuesday, a lousy Wednesday and a slightly better Thursday, today was almost completely pain free. Nothing I ate gave me pains, I worked almost a whole day at work, went to the Compton-Newberry concert tonight and worked in the refreshment area, and...
Feb 9, 2012 | Life
I have admired those who profess a belief in Pacifism, even while not being able to adopt that philosophy myself. I appreciate the consistency of those who refuse to participate in violent actions even to to accomplish a desirable good, even if it results in their own...
Feb 8, 2012 | Life
It’s been six months since my mom passed away. The distance of time gives a broader perspective, perhaps; but I have not been able to consolidate the events of that time into a consistent, coherent narrative. The week I spent with Mom before she died, I knew she...
