When was the last time you considered trying something new? Fifteen months ago I had the privilege of meeting someone pivotal to my life and I’ve been in race car mode since then. That someone is my life coach. In the beginning of my engagement with her, she had the audacity to take me at […]
Deflective Hearts
Welcome to the next installment of “what’s clogging up my wellspring??” I think you’ll find tonight’s topic less than penetrating…which happens to be the problem. Deflective hearts are everywhere. Think of a location – workplace, church, marketplace, dinner table, in bed next to your dearly beloved, and bingo! My guess (well-founded on the basis of […]
Rx for a Weary Heart
Everyone can benefit from a vacation. Counting the days to ‘V’ day is like checking off little square carrots on the calendar. The thought of silencing the alarm clock for more than a weekend is enough to kick in the after-burners for everything that must be done before hanging up our “gone fishing” sign. But […]
My Father’s Daughter
A letter to my father…A letter to my Father… Dear Daddy, Dear Abba, Fifty-four years ago this month of June you and Mother conceived me; and my life began in her womb. From eternity, you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. (Psalm 139:13) Though your choice would […]
Secondhand Smoke
I saw an ad the other day that simply said, “Secondhand smoke kills.” Of course it was talking about smokers and those nearby who inhale the lingering leftovers. Since I don’t smoke (or chew or hang out with girls who do!) my thinking landed on a different plane, transported back to Old Testament times. In […]
Sacred Bovine
Have you heard any internal mooing lately? You know, the kind of utterances that are founded on fiction and rationalization, but because you’ve stated them so long, they must be fact? If we’re human, there’s not one among us that can righteously say we have no sacred cows tromping through our thoughts, leaving muddy hoof […]
“What’s It All About, Alfie?”
Tonight as I write, I have one goal. I’d like to be the ‘Alfie’ in your life for as many minutes as it takes to read this blog post. In the 70’s a black singer named Dionne Warwick asked this most poignant question in lyrical form with her throaty alto voice. Though the song never […]
Tribute to my “Other Mother”
Aldene Blanche Blair Bentz July 4, 1931 – May 21, 2010 No words can describe someone’s life in a befitting manner. They are the ones who lived it and we are the mere observers no matter how close we are to that one. How do you tell in a brief blog post the impact that […]
Checking Our Vitals
Wayne and I’ve been surrounded lately by family in ways that haven’t occurred since…well, ever. We’ve hit that ‘sandwich’ place in life where we have aging parents in front of us and a bundle of two foot high energy toddling along behind us. In the span of a week, we steadied our 13-month old grandson as […]
The “Humble Stumble” – and Other Dance Steps
If you’ve read my profile page (see “About” ), you’ll know there were many things I wanted to be when I grew up. The most elegant of dancers was one of them. In fact, I’d say it held a spot near the top of my childhood list. Alas, something went woefully wrong with that yearning! […]