As the holidays come. Expected. Anticipated. Dreaded….by some. I must ask…. Who are you inviting to your Thanksgiving table this year? Thinking about years past….. First year with spouse. We sat, in a Restaurant. Just us two. Night before putting on my wedding dress. Then, those times as a child. House packed with Grandmas and Grandpas […]
Back from China. Here is a writing from day 1 in China. We have seen the children. Here. In an orphanage. …..God’s people. Disabled. Deformed. Blind. The Forgotten Ones…. Cleft lips. Babies left. Ants crawling on…..as they find…..infant left on the ground. Hands tied. To chairs….Potty chairs. Or beds. Or bottles. Babies rocking. Back and forth. […]
They sit there alone. Untouched. As time catches them….passes away….the days of their lives. Empty. Hands fail to grip much. Mothers love. Fingers gripping for any hope of touch. These. The forgotten ones. And yet, each with a story. And, it’s easy to think…..because we are far. Have lives. These images of children need not consume […]
My daughter….you have taught me….It’s all about the eyes. Not the circumstances….but how we see life….that counts. Your favorite saying…. “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass…but learning how to dance in the rain.” And I recall tiny feet…..Leading ballet class….on your own little dance routine….across hard gym floor. You have always danced […]
We close the door to summer. Sweet pictures in our minds. Of laughter, love, and leisure….. Spinning ’round…. Like a Merry-go-round…. In our minds. Beaches. Barbeques. Volleyball. Play Dates. As labor of days enter peace moments…Sweeping summer away. Time has come….to jump on train of schedules. ….Hours filled with obligations. Chiseling time away like a […]
I saw her today. My earthly angel. Ninety-eight. A Saint. Really. Hollow eyes. Lost inside… Alzheimer’s. Retracting tears…. Of how life can rob the one’s most used. Prayers of faith…I remember. Journals of verses. Talks with God. Quotes. Notes. A Bible well-worn. Once, in a shack. Alone. In Florida state. No dishwasher. No housekeeper. No microwave. […]