Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life.Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing.Don’t look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health.God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.Don’t throw me…
Author: Pam R
Remember?
Remember when toilet paper seemed to grow on trees? You really never know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
Do Not Worry
Then turning to his disciples he said, “Don’t worry about whether you have enough food to eat or clothes to wear. For life consists of far more than food and clothes. Look at the ravens—they don’t plant or harvest or have barns to store away their food, and yet they get along all right—for God…
God’s Hand
“Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?“ Deuteronomy 3:24 New International Version (NIV) When everything in life turns upside down, remember that you are in the…
A.A.A.D.D.
(From my “too good to delete” email file, dated Aug 8, 2007) Recently, I was diagnosed with “A.A.A.D.D.” – Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I go out to water my garden. As I turn on the hose, I glance at my car and realize it needs washing. I start toward the…
Groceries a New Way
These days I’m doing something I swore I’d never do (Yeah, I know: we all are). After years of insisting that I wanted to pick out my own produce, I am ordering groceries online. There are things I like about this process. I like having the opportunity to add to my list up until the…
Because I Can
I got up, stretched and took some deep breaths. Because I can. I opened the windows to the cool May air and listened to the birds. Because I can. I sat in my favorite chair with a cat purring on my lap. Because I can. I read the e-newspaper. Because I can. I got dressed,…
Tee Shirt Wisdom
These days we are no longer dressing for success, so here are some messages from our new best friends: big, comfortable Tee Shirts: “That’s It! I’m Calling Grandma!” (seen on an 8 year old) “Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew Up” “Procrastinate Now” “Rehab Is for Quitters”…
The Answer
“WHY?“And as I scream, I lift my tear-stained face,I shake my tight-clenched fist against the sky; “WHY?“This ceaseless, burning rage within my breast,This ever-present grief that will not die; “WHY?“My future grimly dark and full of fear,I beat the gates of heaven with my cry: “WHY?“ ********** The answer comes: but not to tell of…
Resetting
Turns out your mother was right. She told you to “take a shower, get dressed, make your bed, tidy your room and get some fresh air.” She probably called this simply YOUR JOB (“Who am I, your maid?”). Neatnik, an online organizing site, calls it the “Quarantine Reset.” It takes less than one hour to…