Is It the Coffee?

  People–it’s people who are on my mind and the way other people think about people. I’ve noticed through the years, that sometimes people are defined by one trait, usually a negative trait. Why is that? Or, a habit or an affliction. How totally unfair. I suppose those definitions are made by others who see […]

Day’s End

What is there about the ending of the day that makes me want to gather all my family in, eat supper together, and sit around visiting? Maybe it’s because that’s what I grew up with.  

Thoughts of Mom

On Mother’s Day, Mom always wore a corsage of white roses to church. Used to be that was the custom–if your mother was no longer with you, you wore white flowers; if she was still here, you wore red flowers. That tradition has probably flown, like so many. I was singularly blessed to have Susie […]

And Maybe Not

Maybe I’ll find millions of dollars. Maybe the light will dawn in people’s lives and we’ll all get along with each other. Maybe the news coming from the television will be only good. And then, again…maybe not. This is the month of May and if you see a strange-looking but busy little insect this month, […]

One Too Many

A question this morning: why is it so hard to talk to people about the really important things? Small talk is easy but how about asking someone what they believe about God or Heaven or why they vote as they do? Is it none of our business? Really? Think about that. Confrontation and accusations are […]

Spring Morning

It’s a beautiful spring morning and so far, the predicted storms haven’t gotten here. I wonder, on such a morning, why there’s turmoil and trouble and hatred anywhere? Robins wake me each morning. Why do people say, “the robin’s song”? To my listening ears, that’s not a song, but a chirp. With the recent rains, […]