We have been asked
to love one another,
treat each person
as our sister or our brother.
Your lack of communication skills is troubling me
Eyes to See and Ears to Hear
by Kim B. Clark
I am reading the account of Christ’s last week in mortality – backwards – in all four gospels this Easter season. I started with His appearance after the resurrection and I am now to the Garden of Gethsemane and the betrayal.
Losing Faith
Knocked Down
Remembering in Whom We Have Trusted
by Allen D. Haynie
I’m not sure why Christmas is such a big deal and Easter is not. Christmas has become a season rather than a holiday. Easter is a one-day deal.
My January 2016
I sat and waited by myself. For the first time, I started to think of ‘what if’ and for the first time I started to worry just a little bit.
It started a couple months earlier while I was at my doctor’s office for my annual visit.
“You’re 42?” she asked.
“Yes,” I replied with a sigh. I knew what was coming because we had the same conversation a year earlier.
“Have you had your mammogram yet?”
My First “Dad” Card
by Marilyn M. Irwin
Today I did something that I have never done before. I bought a card from the “Happy Birthday Dad” section. See, I was brought up by an amazing, single mother and never needed to peruse the card options with the “dad” labels. It was never something I longed to do or something that made me sad or filled me with a concern that I was missing out. I was always perfectly happy skipping those cards and moving on to other options labeled “Uncle” or “Grandfather”. These card options have always been ones I read and chose from twice a year- birthdays and Father’s Day. The men with these titles hold a special place in my heart. They were the male figures I admired and went to for any type of paternal advice that the matron of my home couldn’t give because she was, well, the matron. My uncle and my grandpa both raised quite amazing kids of their own so I figured, they had enough experience to help me with my life too. They had good references if I ever needed them. They have always been there for me and I am blessed that they could make up for one’s lack.
If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments
by Carole M. Stephens
If you are a follower of this little blog, what I write next will be a bit repetitive. That’s okay. Repetition is key to learning which is fundamental to understanding. And we all need to understand.
