Forgetting about Normal

The last four or five years has been full of upheaval. Even before our house fire, when my parents moved out of our childhood home, there was a lot of stress and change. I have spent the last few years thinking “In just a few months our lives will be back to...
If a picture is worth a thousand words…

If a picture is worth a thousand words…

  …then it’s time to post one. This is Herb and Mom in the restaurant, the night before he had his surgery in 2009.   Tonight I finished transferring Herb’s Facebook posts to the WordPress site. I don’t have anything comparable for...

I could have written this paragraph

“Manufacturers and retailers prod us to make resolutions so we will then drop coin with them to buy things to help us keep these resolutions. Motivational speakers and preachers (hard to tell them apart at times) also encourage us to set goals for the new year....

The nerve of some people!

(Warning: this is not going to be anything spiritual. I need to vent!) I found this ad on Craigslist: 2007 Outback 28KRS-2 slides (Pennsylvania) Date: 2011-12-09, 7:50AM EST Reply to: [obscure-email-address@craigslist.org] [Errors when replying to ads?] 2007 Outback...

The blessing of quiet

One of the joys (for me) of going to the Village of Hope in Zambia is the absence of electronic noise. TVs are not in the homes, and we only hear the radio in the car. The evenings are spent visiting with one another, not sitting engrossed in the TV or surfing the...

Last day of Christmas break

Today was the last day of the holiday break. Tomorrow we go back to work. The visit with Dad had some unexpected aspects… it made it easier to come home this time. I really enjoyed spending some time here at home for a change. Having to travel every time I have...

A post a day

My goal for 2012 is to post something every day. It might not be big, it might not be important, but it’ll be something that’s on my mind.  I’ll include some pictures, and some links to articles I’ve read or videos I’ve watched. If I miss...

A belated Valentine's thought

“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery Borrowed from a friend’s Facebook status, 2/14/2011