Beauty full
I’ve always loved fireworks and am still in awe of the whole pyrotechnic thing. I love how they start out small and condensed, plain and unattractive in appearance, and end up huge and… Continue reading
Category Archive: LIVING
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Logic makes me question, but also leads me to the answer
I can’t see him. I can’t hear him. I can’t touch him. Is it surprising that I might have some difficulty believing he exists? I’ve been a Christ follower for more than 37… Continue reading
A 4 letter word for Peace
Nobody likes to wait. I mean, I don’t think I need to do a survey to know that nobody likes to wait. But wait we must – for the coffee to be ready,… Continue reading
To those who have an anxious heart
God loves you. He loves me. Just putting that out there to remind myself and you that in all the craziness and evil we seem to be drowning in right now, God is… Continue reading
Final thoughts on our final days
We’re coming now to the end of this series on coming to the end of this life. I pray that I’ve helped someone courageously confront the certainty of the body’s mortality and resolve… Continue reading
Trials of the aged
Aging has its perks, as I talked about last time, as well as its unpleasant side effects. But though my experience has, thankfully, been more annoying than difficult, I want to acknowledge in… Continue reading
Aging has its perks
I’m on a quest to come to grips with, and even embrace, my stage in life as a 68 (and 1/2) year old woman. This is #5 in my series. I’ve got just… Continue reading
I have a place prepared
(And, no, I’m not talking about a burial plot.) In my pondering the reality of my inescapable, downward slide into old age these last few weeks, I’ve broached the fact of my inevitable… Continue reading
Whose body is this?
Mind/body dualism is a thing. It’s a very noticeable reality for those of us in or nearing the fourth quarter of our lives. Because though my body is showing obvious signs of age,… Continue reading
Nature has a course, and takes it
Aging. I’m not a fan. The wrinkles, the loss of vision and hearing, the debilitating aches and pains. I feel so bad for my husband. 🙂 Nah. That’s me too . . .… Continue reading
On death and aging
I’m 68 years old. And a half. (I like to be precise.) This series of posts is about what life is like for a 68 1/2 year old woman. Maybe you can relate.… Continue reading
We are his cause
A lot of us humans have a pet cause, which is one of the things that sets us apart from the animal kingdom – our pets don’t have a human cause. But, of… Continue reading
Do we trust the driver or do we bail?
Driving the Ohio turnpike in a winter storm at night is, shall we say, adventuresome. Snow completely covering the road and blowing everywhere, drivers having to guess where the lanes are while struggling… Continue reading
It’s oh so natural
Evil has a long and sobering history. There is nothing new under the sun . . . not torture and murder, not rape and enslavement, not subjugation, treachery, serial lying, and all manners… Continue reading
Be wise and resolve this
Another trip around the sun done, and a new one just barely begun. What awaits us in this brand spankin’ new year? What achievements, what challenges, what joys, what sorrows? For some, this… Continue reading