Herky-Jerky
It’s been a herky-Jerky return from a great vacation (though bipolar may be the more appropriate term, I prefer herky-jerky). On the one hand, my energy level is low and I am fighting a cold. On the other hand, life as been extremely busy (though I…
On the Road Again
It’s almost 44 years ago now … we were moving to St. Louis, MO … Monica, Matthew, and my mom in our orange Nove … My dad and I driving the old red, International Harvester farm truck loaded with most of our earthly belongings … and Willie Nelson on the…
Halfway
Earlier in the week, as I was sensing my own initial weariness of the winder, someone mentioned to me how they are starting to go stir-crazy. As the week progressed, the same theme was presented to me by a wider spectrum of people in a variety of ways. …
Co + O … Oh!
This week I have been involved in a variety of conversations that included time spent with sins of Commission and sins of Omission. While I do not recall being the initiator of these conservations, I certainly was a willing participant. My observation…
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
Tuesday morning as I headed out for my morning walk, the thermometer told me that the temperature was zero degrees (with, fortunately, virtually no wind). The football game the night before – well let me just say that I had no warm feelings either way. …
Stuck or Struck?
Wednesday morning we were reading through Ephesians 4 when we seemed to get stuck. Not so much because the concept was so difficult, but that it was so personal. In fact, rather than saying we were stuck, it is more like we were struck! “Do not let…
A Day Off – or Sports?
I was preparing last night to author a Thursday’s Thirst that basically said, “I am taking the day off,” until I watched the first hour the evening news. Every news story was distressing – missing children, abuse, murder, wildfires, problems in our…
Kris, Nick and Santa
This got me thinking of all the variations of the original Christmas story that we find in cultures and in the songs we sing. Take, for instance, The First Noel. The word “noel” long ago grew to refer specifically to the birth of Christ, so my…
What if … ?
It would always disturb my mother when I would say, “I don’t really have many – if any – memories of my childhood.” Though I grew up in a healthy, Christian environment and was, as far as I remember, a happy child, my memories of my pre-high school…
Turn the Page
Bob Seger fans will remember the lyrics. “On a long and lonesome highway east of Omaha you can listen to the engine moanin’ out his one note song … When you’re ridin’ sixteen hours and there’s nothing’ much to do and you don’t feel much like ridin’ you…