I used to be a very sad person. Prone to depression most of my teenage and young adult years, I actually tried to kill myself at age 24. This is something I am certainly not proud of, but I can boast in the redeeming power of God in my life that turned my “mourning into dancing,”…
Category: Self Disclosure
Scathing Moment of Truth…
Always in a hurry, I half-ran-and-half-walked as I entered a neighborhood department store. It was midday and I was melting in the Texas heat. But I saw something that stopped me dead in my tracks… my own reflection in the large glass windows. It was a scathing moment of truth… it ruined my day… and it…
Morning at My Front Door…
“The horns of the morning are blowing, are shining… ” Philiph Larkin I love morning, everyday and in every season! But spring mornings are especially lovely, and I am enjoying the flowers in our yard as they awaken from the barreness of winter, one by one.
Gone Sailin’…
I have returned from this last international trip utterly exhausted… mentally, physically, emotionally… so I am taking a break from some of my daily routines, like writing this blog. If you haven’t read anything from the sidebar to the right titled, “pure culture vs content,” there are a number of subjects reflective of the heart and soul of this…
haiku: nourish the soul
silent moments quell the chaos, muffle the din and nourish the soul
Jade Nor Money
These three jade plants set in a windowsill of my house on the first landing of the stairs to the second floor. They make me happy every time I pass… on my multiple trips–morning, noon, and night–up and down the stairs. They are thriving in that sunny, happy place. I moved them around the house a few times…
Generating Some Salt…
When I am enduring jetlag after an international trip–traveling several time zones and back–I am a notorious insomniac. In the last 24 hours, I have slept only three hours, and the day before only a couple of hours. It catches up with me after a physically and emotionally draining trip, like we just had in Ethiopia. Rarely am I…
Snow in March… in Texas!
Last night at ten, I went downstairs to let the dog out one more time before bed. I walked out the front door to a winter wonderland. It had been cold all day, and snow was forecasted. By afternoon, I had given up on the idea. Well, this Colorado gal was pleased to find a…
This is Really Bad
This is really bad, I know, maybe even crass. But I still have a Christmas wreath hanging on our backdoor. This proves in reality what a Christmas junkie am I! I always leave one wreath up through January, but this is the end of February. I am still enjoying its “Christmasy” beauty and sparkle. Like truth, Christmas must…
This Part…
We are in the Lufthansa lounge in Frankfurt waiting to fly home in a few hours. I am recollecting the last two weeks while enjoying a latte…
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