I really like having good things. I have a very classy dining room table, pretty pictures from my France trip, a laptop computer with a big hard drive, Mary Kay facewash, and other things I think are good. On the other hand, some of my things really annoy...
Tonight, as I was working, things were a bit slow so I picked up some summer reading I’ve been doing. I’m reading several books, it seems, but the two I had with me were Bird by Bird by Ann Lemott and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. ...
Most of the time, we don’t know anything about the impact we have on others–friends, people in passing, telemarketers, etc. We make the decision to follow Christ, to follow his suggestions for living life. It’s a rare day when someone...
My friends have this cat, Woody, who meows. Yeah, that’s not strange at all, you’re thinking. Um, this cat does not just meow occasionally; Woody carries on long, drawn-out conversations with anyone and everyone. He’ll jump up on a...
My dear friend, Melinda, is disgusted by soggy bread. Granted: soggy bread isn’t quite a delight. When bread softens because of the lettuce from your sandwich, a less than ideal situation is presented at lunch time. For Melinda, though, the soggy...
I now know what torture is. Little kids think it’s torturous to see candy on the shelves when they go to the grocery store with their parents on Saturday mornings. Oh, they want the candy so bad. Mom said “no,” though. They...
I sat in on a Bible study with Seth last evening. The college group read through and discussed Romans 8. I didn’t weigh in on much of anything (new surroundings and people I don’t know very well–some not at all). At one point, the...
I’m on spring break. Spending the week with my man in his town: Columbus. This week is supposed to be an enjoyable vacation and, most of all, stress-free, right? It’s not.Before you go jumping to conclusions, my man is not the source of...
This morning, I woke up thinking about the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive perfume. Here is the paraphrase of the story, courtesy of The Message found at the beginning of Mark 14:”Jesus was at Bethany, a guest of Simon the Leper. While...
In the last week, the greater Cincinnati area has had about ten inches of snow and ice combined. I’ve had a whole week of snow days. For most of the week, I have been stuck in my house, alone, doing whatever I want. It’s been a nice...
