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

Straight to the Point

I find that I am blunt about many things. I think my family and friends would agree. The word ‘non-confrontational’ has been bantered about in the family but not in the same sentence with my name. There are times I’ve been told I’m being judgmental, and yes, I do admit to sounding that way on … Read more