I glanced at the calendar and realized that this year Palm Sunday, the day of celebration, was the date of my mother’s death many years ago when I was in high school. It seemed like an irony. Happy celebration and high hopes were the order of the day when Jesus road into Jerusalem. But I…
Category: Seasonal
Remembering
I can remember one happy Christmas that stands out from the many sad ones. I was in elementary school and my father was home for a few days from his out-of-state job. Several years prior, after a heart-wrenching court hearing, my parents had been legally separated (the near equivalent of a divorce in those…
When It Doesn’t Make Sense
So many things haven’t made sense this year on a global, national, and personal level. Our 41-year-old daughter spent her year suffering through cancer treatments including radical surgery, and long and painful chemo and radiation treatments. A close family member battled deep depression. Most of the year my activities were restricted due to a health…
Happy Ending
Husband tells me that I have an annoying habit. Hmm. I have many! The one we’re discussing here is a bad habit I have when reading a book. I often read the last chapter first. If it seems satisfying, I read the second to last chapter. If that’s good, I start at the middle…
Jungle Memories
While sheltering in place, Husband and I have found a fun activity to do at home that has given us chuckles and lightened our mood- looking at old family photos. Our family photos are a bit novel because we lived overseas for ten years when our children were young. The first five years we lived…
Living Generously
I’m quite sure babysitting a youngster wasn’t on her bucket list when she was in her eighties. Yet she took on the responsibility with grace and during those years she instilled in me things that have shaped me ever since. She gave me what she had- time and attention. During the Lenten season giving…