There are the"candles" in our windows. Turned on each evening. Light shining in the darkness. And, our Christmas tree. Decorated with ornaments collected over a lifetime. This year including the first ornament my Mom and Dad bought when they … [Read more]
Unpacking
As I stepped into retirement, a friend sent me an email with these lines from T.S. Eliot's poem "Ash Wednesday." Teach us to care and not to care. Teach us to sit still. While I still have much to learn about the second line, it is the first line … [Read more]
Old Habits
For Christmas last year I bought my wife and me matching... (Wait for it!) Electric toothbrushes. I know. Not very romantic or exciting. But they are practical. And, they were on sale. And, as I have used mine this past year, I have found I do … [Read more]
Getting Ready
December 2nd. This coming Sunday. Marks the First Sunday in Advent. The first of the four Sundays which precede Christmas. For the first time in more than 40 years I am not responsible for bulletins or prayers or a Christmas Eve reflection. … [Read more]
Reminders
We went to church again last Sunday. It was nice. The people around us were welcoming. The pastor was honest and thoughtful with what she said. In a variety of different ways we were reminded of the communities around us. From those down the … [Read more]
Permission
With all we do And go through And deal with And juggle And manage And hold together And put in place And accomplish And work at And worry about Do we give ourselves permission To be tired? To say out loud “I am tired?” And to step … [Read more]
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