Thanksgiving at Grandma’s
My 89-year-old grandma is cooking a turkey and hosting the fam, just like she has most every Thanksgiving since I can remember.  Aunt Sharry, who has won a 6+ month battle with ovarian cancer (Thank you, God!!), is fresh from the hospital and well enough to help organize the gathering along with Grandma and Mom (this year they asked me to b

Did I Get an “A”?
It is the last day before Thanksgiving break for our senior, Emily.  She’s been studying for a Physics test, an exam she takes today.  Like most students in her class, she is dreading that hour of testing.  But then, who among us actually looks forward to taking tests? I think back on my high school/college days and a great test taker I was not.  Writing papers, reading books, homework, learning new things I

Your Eyes Have Died…
Daniel my brother you are older than me Do you still feel the pain of the scars that won’t heal Your eyes have died but you see more than I Daniel you’re a star in the face of the sky Elton John sang these lyrics with melodic conviction through our truck’s fuzzy radio reception this morning.  I was late (again) for chapel, yet when this song buzzed in I felt myself relax and b

Waiting and an End to Waiting
Wait…it seems I’m still waiting…for what, I don’t know…I’m just supposed to wait.  I feel if I wait anymore I’ll explode, as if I’m ready to burst into anything, something, as long as it means I don’t have to sit and watch expectantly for God’s go ahead, for God’s next step.  Rich (my husband) has been unemployed for six months now.  Job interviews are happening, even final rounds he makes.  Each opportunit

At the 11th Hour
As I write it is the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month–the day, month and hour WWI came to an end.  It was named Armistice Day and later became Veterans Day to honor all veterans of all wars.  If you’re a Veteran, thank YOU for risking life and limb for the safety and wellbeing of all of us back home.  Your efforts and sacrifice carry positive reverberations through space and time.  Even if you feel invisible in a sea of s