I have never enjoyed cleaning our house. It’s gratifying to walk into a neat and spotless home, but that gratification is so transient! One or two days later, there’s junk on the kitchen floor (I’m a messy cook, no matter how hard I try to be otherwise), crumbs on the sofa (one who shall remain nameless likes to eat in front of the TV), fingerprints on various surfaces, etc. Frustrating!
Continue ReadingAncient of Days
I’m becoming an old codger. Actually, that is redundant, as the Oxford American Dictionary defines a codger as an elderly man, especially one who is old-fashioned or eccentric. Gender aside, I do tend to cherish things from the “old days.” For instance, I love the “old” hymns. To be fair, maybe it’s not because I’m old-fashioned, but because so many of the old hymns have lyrics so biblical and rich in meaning.
Continue ReadingGive Me What I Need
Smooth surgery depends, in part, on all the “working parts” synchronizing for the benefit of the patient. When I was scrubbed on surgery during my medical training, I remember more than one instance where the nurse was ready to hand an instrument when the surgeon asked for something not anticipated.
Continue ReadingSing to the Lord
When I was very young, my family lived in a house heated by a coal furnace. In the evenings, my father would bank the fire in the furnace; i.e., he would cover the hot coals with a layer of ash. This would keep the fire burning all night and would make it easier to get fresh coal burning in the morning.
Continue ReadingFaith in Light of Covid-19
I know of no one who was not impacted by Covid-19 in his or her life. For some of us, Covid had a significant impact on our faith.
Continue ReadingThe Joy of the Lord
After seven years, my cancer returned. I was aware that my particular type of cancer had a tendency to recur, so I was not shocked, just disappointed; but also grateful that I was under the care of a knowledgeable and vigilant physician who was right on top of things. I resumed my former course of treatment, which was relatively benign as far as chemotherapy side effects are concerned. Okay. We’ve got this.
Continue Reading- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 6
- Next Page »
