Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! As I stepped out of the shower, I stubbed several toes on the rim of the tub. One in particular, really hurt. Realizing that even if it was broken, it would only be immobilized, I buddy-taped it to the next toe. It was a partial fix: That toe was still…
Month: February 2020
Psalm 19: 7-14, Living Bible
7-8 God’s laws are perfect. They protect us, make us wise, and give us joy and light. 9 God’s laws are pure, eternal, just. 10 They are more desirable than gold. They are sweeter than honey dripping from a honeycomb. 11 For they warn us away from harm and give success to those who obey them. After establishing that…
Wholly Holey
It’s been more than 3 months since the onset of this current Chronic Fatigue episode. I spent the first month denying and fighting it, and the second impatiently resentful. Though not out of the woods yet, I’m adjusting now. I’m happy, though wistful, watching others move forward with things I love doing. If you had…
Impossible?
This picture caught my eye. What seems more impossible than a flower growing in concrete? Yet, there it is. It didn’t think about it or worry about it. It just grew. “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” Chuck Swindoll “Most of the important things in the…
Heavenly Sunshine
The sun was streaming through the kitchen window as I stood at the table folding laundry. Missy hopped up to see what I was doing and sat down to be companionable. Quickly I folded a rag towel and put it where she could lounge comfortably in the sun, and we could enjoy each other’s company….
Psalm 19: 1-6
The heavens are telling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship. 2 Day and night they keep on telling about God. 3-4 Without a sound or word, silent in the skies, their message reaches out to all the world. The sun lives in the heavens where God placed it 5 and moves out…
Special Sunday!
Tomorrow, Sunday, is special. Not only is it Super Bowl Sunday (important to many people), it is Groundhog Day (important to almost no one). But the icing on the cake is the date. 02/02/2020 is a rare, eight-digit palindrome! (Reading the same backward and forward.) The last one was 11/02/2011. Sunday’s palindrome is extra-extra special,…