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...
