What is Happiness?

A friend recently asked this question on her FB page. There were several short answers, due to space availability, I’m sure. But, me being me, I can’t just put a short and sweet answer to this question.    The dictionary defines happiness as the state of being happy, good fortune, pleasure, contentment, joy. Then it … Read more

Grumpy Gus

   I have a little magnet on my fridge that says:  Be nice to me, I’m having one of those days. You know. Those days when you are off-kilter; when everything seems wrong, when even your favorite cup of coffee/tea tastes off, when the sun is shining but there’s thunder in your heart, when you don’t understand why … Read more

Pain and Purpose

January 31, 2008 This month is gone.  Time continues its march onward.  One day bleeds into another.  No clear direction.  No space in time where things are normal.  I wait.  What can God do through time and its passing? Long waits shift my attention to quieter, peaceful thoughts until she speaks.  Then all feeling in … Read more