My husband and I threw a dinner party Friday night. You might wonder at our audacity, since the last time I threw a dinner party, a rattlesnake showed up as the uninvited guest. The Uninvited Guest from our last dinner party. (Could I make this stuff up? And yes, this is the picture to prove …
Joy to the world. Really? That’s the sentiment I hear and read a lot on line these days, as the holidays approach, and people wrestle with the difficult realities of their own lives. Where is joy, in the midst of the busyness, the stress, the disappointment, the pain, the worry, the fear, and, well, let’s …
I had a little epiphany the other morning. Epiphanies don’t look the way they used to. Image from here. It came in the midst of a telephone conversation I was having with my dear friend Anne. There was a connection in my life between something gloriously wonderful that had happened to me, and something so …
Have you had any pivotal moments in your faith life? A moment where a verse came alive for you in a way that it never had before? Quite a few years ago, a woman who had been a true spiritual mentor for me needed to step down from her leadership position in a Bible study …
On a discussion forum that I participate in, my friend Robin recently asked this question: “Which is more important? (only one) Honesty Niceness I know it’s ideal to be a combination of both. I hope we are all striving to find ways to be honest and kind. But – when things get tricky and tensions …
Continuing on in my reading of Luke, yesterday, I picked up Luke chapter 6, and here’s what I read in the first eleven verses. Wheat image from here. 1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some …
I went to a funeral on Saturday. It was the funeral of a man I have known since a I was a baby. He was a dear friend of my parents, from their college days. He was a kind man, quiet, but brilliant, with a delightful sense of humor. If ever a man lived with …
We can get so hung up on our own external judgment system, can’t we? As you look at your fellow man, do you ever find any of these thoughts running through your mind? Do you ever wonder if he/she…. parents the “right” way (whatever way we think that is)? drinks alcohol ad nauseam, to the …
This morning, I was reading from the gospel of Luke, chapter 5, verses 17-26. Back in February, I read a comparable passage in Mark, and wrote a post about it. But as is so often the case, whenever I go back to read the Bible, I find it meets me (or should I say He …
This is a long one, but bear with me. I think you’ll be glad you did. I’ve been watching Mad Men. (#don’tjudgeme). Image from here. What??? Susan in the Boonies has been watching Mad Men??? (and yes, I said, please, #don’tjudgeme) First, let me tell you why you shouldn’t (because I know many of you …
This summer I’ve been reading the gospel of Luke. Recently, I came upon this passage, in Luke Chapter 5. I thought I’d show you the actual text, first, and then, try to put it into more 21st century vernacular. 1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him …
We went to see The Big Bison’s cardiologist yesterday. He told us that barring other symptoms that arise, he’ll see us in a year. And, that my dear husband was fixed. Fixed, but not cured. The Big Bison’s body makes too much cholesterol. That was what gummed up the works. So, it’s my husband’s job …
I’ve been reading the gospel of Luke, lately, because I find that if I don’t put good stuff into my brain from time to time, the world can be an awfully dark place. I always pray before I start reading, asking the Holy Spirit to open my mind, and shine His light in there, and …
Who says self-tanning lotions turn you orange??? Like my navel? It’s lovely, isn’t it? I’ve been gazing at it a lot lately. Thinking about how very deep my thoughts are. Longing to be interviewed, for crying out loud, as if I had much of importance to say. This morning, God got my attention through the …
My son started soccer in January. It’s been a great experience thus far for him. He’s being challenged to really strengthen and condition his body, in ways he probably hasn’t before. His skills, such as they are, are being honed, and even though it was for us an expensive proposition, thus far, I’d say it …