Similar Posts
It Often Begins with Awareness
Last November our internet went down completely for two days. I was in the middle of an Amazon transaction when it happened. Email and text went and stayed down too. Century Link called the event an internetoutage. For me, it felt like the beginning of a withdrawal experience. It was a withdrawal experience! What I realized…
Because Some Things Can’t be Reversed…
I started my classroom career teaching elementary school. One morning I was wanting to explain to my students the effect our words and actions have on others. To illustrate this, I took a 2 by 4 piece of wood and with a hammer, pounded a nail into it all the way through to the other…
Memento Mori Part 13: Our House in Order
Just before Jesus died, he cried out, “It is finished!” His work was over. The work of his followers was just beginning. Necessary tasks. For us in today’s world, the funeral, memorial service, and burial arrangements are pretty straight forward tasks. Dealing with the final wishes, assets and the estate of the deceased may not…
Are You Meddling?
I can still remember it. “Back in the day,” my teacher was in the front doing his part, talking. I was doing my part, day-dreaming. I wasn’t invested in what was going on. My grade point average in middle school hovered around a D+. I didn’t care. It doesn’t have to be this way. It’s…
Go Ahead, Take That Break
The phrase, “sharpen the saw” appeared in a best-selling book written over twenty years ago by Stephen Covey. His book was titled, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It summarized seven practices or principles that if implemented, would generally yield healthier relationships. My library is filled with these kinds of books but to be…
The Essential Perspective Your Children Need Today
Someone you know has been in the hospital with Covid. Someone else you know has been in the hospital from a bad reaction after getting the vaccine. What do we tell our children? How much do we say to them? In their worst moments, the fear of death is real. Teenagers wonder if they have…
