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My mom’s mother was strong and smart, a beautiful lady with thick hair and lavender eyes. She didn’t get to go to college but had really wanted to. Her husband died during the depression, when my mom was two. She spent her life selling corsets out of her home to support her two children –my … Read more
“She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons. Wholly … Read more
I am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up by the Connecticut Post and the Stamford Advocate.
Catching up on a backlog of email yesterday, I found this list on this blog, and thought it worthy of consideration: One Anothering ‘Do not deceive one another’ – Leviticus 19:11 ‘Show mercy and compassion to one another’ – Zechariah 7:9 ‘Love one another’ – John 13:34,35 ‘Be devoted to one another’ – Romans … Read more
Yesterday and today we have been working hard to settle our daughter in her new apartment in Syracuse. Her lease begins today and today was also her first day of school. We were grateful to able to start getting her in the day before, but she needed help finishing the move-in task because she is … Read more
Respect And I don’t mean just that easy respect that comes when everything is rosy: the influential job, and impeccable behavior with every word and deed done just right. I’m talking about that fundamental respect that everyone inherently deserves regardless of what they do or how they behave – the kind that treats everyone well, … Read more
“The more you are grateful for what is, the more there is to be grateful for.” Polly Castor
MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and
Our clergy association invited a clergyman from the nearby town of Newtown to come speak with us today about the ongoing situation there. He was one of…
This speech is from Charlie Chaplin’s movie The Great Dictator. What do you think of it? How do we do it? BTW, I loved the meat-grinder bit; that’s why we…
A blog reader actually said that to me yesterday. To quote my Dad’s mother, “Ha!” It is only because of my doggedly positive perspective that it may seem…
Happy New Year! I’ve made many New Year’s Resolutions in the past, but this year I’m going with Calvin and Hobbs as shown below. How about you?
“When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
As a local, it is especially hard to find closure to this horrible situation in Newtown and move on, but it must be done. Here some practical ways to help.
I’ve been marinating in proximity to teenagers for eight years now with only four more years to go: but who’s counting? Each one is different, but some of…
Decades ago, I read and listened a lot to this motivational speaker and author. As today is his memorial service, I felt it appropriate to share some of his…
