It is always nice to be able to afford onlookers a moment of levity. Yesterday just such an opportunity came my way and who was I to pass it up? It all started like this: my family and I went out to eat at a nice, nearby restaurant after church. Other people had the same […]
Aug 4, 2013
Meanderings
By · 1 Comment
Yesterday was one of those days when I didn’t do much besides sit at my computer. Although it looked like I was just sitting, believe me, I was working–hard! I went with a teenager named Jay as he faced a bully at school and agonized with his parents on how to deal with the problem. […]
Aug 3, 2013
A Noble Steed
By · Leave a Comment
A noble steed stands regally in my living room. He is truly regal in every sense of the word because he is: honest, he doesn’t claim to be more than he is, an humble, hand-made rocking horse; dignified, no matter what indignities he endures, the teeth of a mettlesome puppy, a youngster who decides he […]
Aug 2, 2013
A Merry Heart
By · 2 Comments
King Solomon assures us that a merry heart does us as much good as taking a medicine. A member of my family whose name I won’t mention because I don’t want to embarrass him, pretty much bears that out. He is the most upbeat, cheerful person, making the best of every situation. He reminds me […]
Jul 31, 2013
A Friend for the Journey
By · Leave a Comment
In my herb garden, right next to the Etta Bend rock, I have a sun dial. I’ve had it for years. On it is an inscription from a poem by Robert Browning, “Grow Old Along With Me; The Best Is Yet To Be.” I’ve always liked that line. I suppose that Robert and Elizabeth Barrett […]
Jul 30, 2013
Antique Little Girls
By · Leave a Comment
In one corner of my family room, next to the fireplace, I have a cradle, several dolls, a rocking chair, some more dolls, and a table with old-fashioned, out-of-date, never-read-any-more children’s books. Book titles such as The Adventures of Johnny Chuck by Thornton W. Burgess, Raggedy Andy Stories, and Snip, Snap, and Snurr and the Big Farm by Maj Lindman. Never […]
