What makes a day significant? Yesterday was John Irving’s birthday, Texas Independence Day, and my parents’ fiftieth wedding anniversary. It was also the day my mother traveled to MD Anderson Hospital for her check-up to hear she is cancer free and discharged back to her primary doctor for
Last Saturday, while I was slicing mushrooms (which is a daily preparatory task at the restaurant), I clipped the end of the index finger on my left hand, just to the right of the fingernail. I was trying to work too fast and not paying attention to the moment. The
Ash Wednesday I didn’t grow up knowing much about Lent, much less observing it. The word sounded oddly like the stuff that collects in your belly button when you wear a fuzzy sweatshirt. My first real encounter with the power of the season was through an Episcopal colleague in
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Monday mornings are down time for me. After two full days at the restaurant and one at church, I lay pretty low here at the house. Ginger was gone on a clergy retreat, so I stopped at Blockbuster on my way home from youth group to pick up a movie
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Don Knotts died last Friday. I heard about it on my way to work at the restaurant on Saturday morning and I began to chuckle and feel sad at the same time. Barney Fife (whose middle name was Milton) is one of the TV characters who has left a deep
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I didn't write yesterday because I used what time I had reading This Is How It Happened on Real Live Preacher. Gordon does a great job describing his pilgrimage to inclusiveness. Then came the comments, which -- if you've spent anytime on RLP -- you know are many.
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Ginger and I had time to meet for a cup of coffee in the middle of the day -- unusual for a Thursday. When we sat down at Dunkin' Donuts she asked, "So what do you get out of writing your blog?" She's never one for
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I’m sitting at my desk looking at the sunset over the marsh through the window in my office, which is unusual for me on a Wednesday afternoon. I’m usually at the restaurant. Life for me, right now, divides into three nights at church and three nights at the
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I'm hanging out at the house today because I have a cold and I feel terrible. I have a couple of committee meetings to go to at church tonight, so I'm saving my strength. Our church is a part of something called The Timothy Project, a
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First, once again, I want to pass along the places where passion lives: IMOM.org, which helps pay veterinary bills for folks who can't and its community bulletin board. Thanks again to all who continue to share what matters most to you. Yesterday afternoon we took my in-
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Lola is our oldest schnauzer. She's five. We got her from a breeder/groomer in New Hampshire who raised show dogs. Lola's parents were champions; Lola was going to be one, too, except she never got tall enough. She is beautiful and, as they say, she&
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First thing: here are a few of sites passed along to me that I pass along to you. I will eventually add them in the left hand column as permanent links as well. Public Health International Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS) Marshfield Food Pantry Interfaith Hospitality Network Community Homeless