Paying Attention
Last week I had a small stroke. I had been walking with my neighbor and suddenly I felt so weak I had to sit down on the curb while she ran ahead to get me some water. Then we finished … Continue reading →
Karen
Letting Go
This week I was reminded in my devotional reading that all great spirituality is about letting go, even though over the years we’ve been taught that it’s about more prayer, more meditation, more spiritual conferences, and so on. Richard Rohr … Continue reading →
Courage to Be Me
Maureen with the beautiful blond curls and perfect white teeth. I watched for her each school day when the bus driver pulled up to her stop. I wished I looked like her. I wanted those bouncy curls and I longed … Continue reading →
Takin’ It Easy
I’m loving this stage of my life, at least on most days. I focus on a good walk, some reading, preparing small meals, taking a mid-day nap, watching a little TV, chatting with a friend or two and going to … Continue reading →
Happy Labor Day
In the Nick of Time
Last week I made a trip to Costco to have my hearing aids cleaned and to set up my annual membership renewal. The young man I worked with gave me a certificate for a FREE case of bottled water as … Continue reading →
As far as the east is from the west
This week a familiar bible verse came to my attention at the perfect time. Interesting, isn’t it, how God puts before us just what we need to hear when we need to hear it? “He has removed our sins as … Continue reading →
Settling Down Not Shutting Down
One of my friends and her husband have decided to downsize and settle down in their later years–which are upon them. They’re moving to a retirement living facility where meals and cleaning and entertainment will be provided. There … Continue reading →
The Red Sandals
Meet my friend Jing Li, author of her beautiful memoir,The Red Sandals, the true story of her brave journey from Chinese peasant girl to the scholastic top of Mao’s communist world so she could realize her dream of eventually coming … Continue reading →
What inspires you?
I’m a member of a weekly discussion group online. Each Wednesday one of us suggests a question to answer or a quote to consider and comment on. Last week the question was “What inspires you?” Of the fifteen or so … Continue reading →