He’s Alive

by | Mar 31, 2021 | happy endings, mercy, The Bible

From our side of history, the Easter story is so clear.  But, If I’d been there, I probably would have doubted, too. (The following conversations are my paraphrase of scriptures quoted in the book of Mark.)  “When we get to Jerusalem,” Jesus told his...
What I’m Thinking as I get my Vaccine

What I’m Thinking as I get my Vaccine

by | Jan 28, 2021 | happy endings, mercy

This week, I got my first dose of the Covid vaccine. I’m not kidding when I say this makes me emotional. People we love have died from this disease, and we have felt helpless to do anything except wear our masks, wash our hands, and hunker down. We will still be...

How Ritual is Saving the Day

by | Aug 13, 2020 | happy endings, mercy

Rituals have been saving my life during this pandemic. Or, at least my state of mind. I’m not talking religious rituals or anything weird. I mean the ritual of washing my face, brushing my teeth, and applying my various creams in exactly the same order every...

Things I Miss

by | May 15, 2020 | family, Friendship, happy endings, mercy

Here are some things I miss during this Covid-19 shut-down. Not in order of importance, or the alphabet, or union rules. Just scattered. Like my brain in isolation. I Miss Haircuts. This photo was taken a couple of years ago when I had just stepped outside from a...

What We Will Keep

by | Apr 11, 2020 | family, Friendship, happy endings, mercy, work

  In the Book of Psalms, some phrases are followed by the word, “Selah.” Although the exact meaning of the word has been lost, most scholars think it indicates a pause, like a rest in a musical score. It would seem that much of our world is tasting a...