And the tide rolled out… Posted on April 23, 2008 By pamela It seems that for the last several weeks the tide has come in and gone out stronger and higher day by day. It seems that in all the get up, clean up, wash up, hurry up, make more food and clean it all up and put it all away… lather, rinse, repeat another day, we’ve just barely kept pace with all the demands of the day. And then the tide rolled out… I’ve been in bed the last couple of days… cough-cough-cough-ing. I was in almost a panic as I thought — with dread — that I was entering another bout with pneumonia. It’s been three-plus years since I last had pneumonia and several years since that episode. It’s always sort of stunning to me to get sick like that — Whaaat?? Noooo. not. this. And then for weeks I battle the giant. Well, this current sickness has not actually been much of a surprise as I’ve sort of been shelving it for a few weeks – visitors and guests have brought different gifts… some in our family have accepted the gifts (colds, flu, achy bodies, coughs) and all have been short-lived gifts. It’s sort of been like: sorry, no time for that right now, come back later. It did. Ahhhhhhhhh for this little laptop. thank you, wes. my story
Standing in the Presents of God Posted on February 25, 2008 No, that wasn’t a typographical error. I suppose it might even seem as though I misspelled “presence” for what may have seemed like an intro to a Brother Lawrence book. But no. Tonight I’m feeling like I’m standing in the presents of God. Maybe even buried in the presents of… Read More
Yesterday & Tomorrow Posted on June 30, 2015 For the last fourteen years, I’ve had a day where I’ve stood between two days, looking back and looking ahead. Today is that day. Fourteen years ago when I looked back at that “yesterday” and ahead to that “tomorrow,” I didn’t know that I would come to call it my… Read More
the suicide option Posted on April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 Through our lives we have experiences that are etched on our hearts and minds — experiences that shape our thinking, shape our reactions, shape our responses, shape our decisions — maybe even shape our initial theology or lack thereof. If these etchings were recorded on 3×5 cards, in time we’d… Read More
Pamela, praying for your recovery! I know how difficult it is for our families when mom is down for the count…hahaha Take it easy and have a cup of tea. Love and blessings, Vikki