Tag: Messiah
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When You Have Something To Say
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, where some of the sweetest dialogue happens among children who are trying to understand the meaning of this holiday. Linus has been one of the best-loved characters; he’s a child philosopher who speaks truth and wisdom from the perspective of a small boy.…
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Is It Madness If So Many People Are Doing It?
March Madness has begun. I’ve become a college basketball widow. Four weeks of listening to a game that isn’t my favorite. It’s a short court with so many really tall guys, stopping and starting, leaping and throwing. Give me soccer any day. I’ve great friends–men and women both–who are filling out brackets with their picks…
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Light Up My World
I often wonder who the bigger child is–my husband or the grands. He gets ridiculous joy from purchasing surprises for them that sometimes backfire. The slip and slide and other water blow-ups that he bought for them this summer. Which they loved. But their lifespan was short–who knew jumping on plastic could put a hole…
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I Really Didn’t Deserve That
I cut in front of a policeman today without realizing it. I’m not proud of this. I was on my way to work; running late. Folks in the left lane were driving ten miles an hour under the speed limit. I didn’t think kindly of them. Neglecting my turn signal, I moved to the right, away from…
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I Think I Did It My Way
She’s definitely a keeper. Brooklyn and her mom and dad finally got home late Monday night from the hospital. The place where people make it their job to keep you from rest so you can get better. Tiffany had been inundated with people helping her. All the time. At all hours. Helping her and Ramsay…