The Smiling Construction Worker
Today, a road construction crew member smiled at my father and I as we drove past her. This really struck me, and I didn’t know why until I started thinking … Continue Reading The Smiling Construction Worker
July 30: Is All Human Suffering The Same Suffering?
Originally posted on agnellusmirror:
Strasbourg Cathedral: the risen Christ brings Adam and Eve out of Hell to Paradise. ? Is all human suffering the same suffering – the suffering of…
What Would You Do? The Beggar
It happened on a chilly September day, a simple moment that’s never left me. I was a young adult with my parents, following my eldest French-Canadian cousin in a tour … Continue Reading What Would You Do? The Beggar
A Silly Bit of Poetry
My brain is on vacation, as evidenced by this post. 🙂 Ground Control Some see a lawn in need of mowing, Others see a meadow with wildflowers growing. … Continue Reading A Silly Bit of Poetry
A Little Poetic Musing
Sharing some thoughts in verse(ish). Perspective I sit beneath the Oak on a breezy summer day – cloud-puffed sky, sun through the leaves, lichen growing on the rain dark … Continue Reading A Little Poetic Musing
First Friday and The Revolution
Originally posted on Christina Chase:
Who is the head of your life? I want to be revolutionized. I want my failures and ineptitude, my procrastination, sloth, pride, and fear to…
Month of the Sacred Heart
I do love this gruesomely pretty picture: June is the month of roses and daisies, fresh-picked peas and strawberries, the summer solstice and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. How wonderful … Continue Reading Month of the Sacred Heart
He Knows Not How
There are over 7 billion people living on earth right now, which fact may lead you to wonder if you – little, tiny you – really matter in the grand … Continue Reading He Knows Not How
As He’s Brushing My Teeth
As my father was brushing my teeth one night, I started thinking about what this very act does to him… or for him. When my motorneuron disease weakened me to … Continue Reading As He’s Brushing My Teeth
What Would You Do? The Prisoner
Last week, as my father and I were passing through the bright and lofty lobby of a medical center on our way to my routine pulmonology appointment – he, walking … Continue Reading What Would You Do? The Prisoner
Little Book Update
With gratitude for the support that I have received, I give this brief update on my little book. When does a child become an adult? Is it at age 16, … Continue Reading Little Book Update
May
Originally posted on Christina Chase:
In the month of May, we honor motherhood – and the dead of war. All over the earth, mothers watch their sons go off to…
May I Call Myself A Cripple?
At the beginning of this month, I submitted an article to an online site for the first time – an article that was very quickly rejected. The story was for … Continue Reading May I Call Myself A Cripple?
Ascending
What does it mean to ascend? To move upward; to rise through the air; to succeed to (as in ascending a throne). On the day of this posting, we are … Continue Reading Ascending
Autobiographical Page
I’ve been toying with what to write on my “official website” (sorry, that still sounds pretentious) concerning my bio page. The homepage is an “About” written in the third person … Continue Reading Autobiographical Page
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
You know you’ve asked this question before. Many have. And I am asking it now, but – well… I’d first like to start with a little thought on the wording … Continue Reading Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
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