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Why It’s Time to Rethink Christmas
If you were to visit my neighborhood tonight, you wouldn’t have to go far before being confronted by more than one of those front yard animatronic Santas that repeatedly drop their drawers to reveal...
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Is Singleness A Workaround?
It’s Saturday, so I’d like to share this post for singles. A version of it appeared here in April 2011. ~~~~ Photo: stock.xchng This surprised me: More than fifty per cent of U.S. residents are now...
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“Quickly, How Are You?”
It’s Saturday, so here are some thoughts for our single friends. A version of this post first appeared in July 2012 on SingleMatters. ~~~~ A friend of mine years ago used to call me regularly late at...
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The Exquisite Ache of Mothering
Welcome to the world! These are things I ask myself: Why does a woman long for motherhood? Just what is the irresistible draw? Is it the desire to bring a child into the security of a warm circle of...
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The Humility of Being Replaceable
Early in my law enforcement career, I was assigned to an office in an economically depressed part of Indiana. I recall going out on one particular raid with fellow agents and police in a rundown...
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A song that could have been written about my Dad
Today is my Dad’s 91st birthday and there’s a Christian song so reflective of his life, it could have been written specifically about him. After I tell you a bit of his story, I think you’ll agree. The...
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Five good things about being sick at Christmas
To set the stage, I’ve just returned from a two week trip to South Korea and I’m seriously jet lagged. I have a miserable cold and it’s December 21. Christmas is in four days and I’ve written not the...
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It’s Not a Gift If You Have to Pay For It
Maybe it’s because we’ve just celebrated Christmas that I’ve been thinking about gifts. I wonder, why do we do that? What is it that inspires humans to give things to each other? Back in the 80’s, a...
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I’ll take the red carnation, thank you
Recently, I was handed a red carnation as an acknowledgement of my participation in a community event. Looking at it, I was reminded of a tradition in many churches when I was growing up. On Mother’s...
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What Putting “Legs” to Your Love Looks Like
For some strange reason, the phrase “loving well” keeps popping up for me lately. Just in the last few days, a writer I deeply respect used it in a blog post, my pastor prayed for it in a prayer...
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