Do you have something in your house that has been broken for years, but you've just gotten used to it? That's how we've been with the ceiling fans in several of the rooms in our house. Over the years they had quit working for one reason or another. The one in our bedroom still turned,… Continue reading Little Things
Category: Spirituality
Through the maze
For the last few weeks, my morning commute to work has involved going through a maze of detours and stop signs. The entire intersection and bridge crossing over Interstate 75 near my school is being redone. Watching the progress of the workers as they have shifted traffic over the last 8-9 months for this huge… Continue reading Through the maze
Filling Up
A few weeks ago I had a full week-end visiting with family and friends in North Carolina. Being with people I have known most of my life is a special thing and means more the older I get. I have two aunts living, both in retirement apartments in Winston-Salem and I love them. I spent… Continue reading Filling Up
The Real Deal
Sometimes grace slips in unnoticed and sometimes it comes up and slaps us in the face. It slapped me in the face one night last week. I was spending several days with my dear friend Mera Corlett, “Susie” to me and our other friends from 35 years ago when we were students at Southern Baptist… Continue reading The Real Deal
Finding the Balance
Sometimes my pride gets ahead of my common sense and I have to pay for it. This happened a few weeks ago when I committed one of the cardinal sins of being an older runner - I ran a 10K without being ready for it. A group of staff and students from my school was… Continue reading Finding the Balance
Under the Magnolia Tree 