Ummm.... what do you do when you discover at 8:30pm that your word for the day is dawn. You can either throw your hands up in despair or do something about it and create your own dawn. I chose the latter.   If only all of life's problems were so simple.

Life is hectic.  It is hectic year round.  It is especially hectic as we prepare for Christmas. If only we could hit the mute button and summon quiet as easily as we can with the TV.

All quiet tonight, but shortly it will be ablaze as we move through the cold nights of winter.

Service is over. Church has been greened. Everyone has gone home. Peace...

December 17: O Sapientia (O Wisdom) December 18: O Adonai (O Lord) December 19: O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse) December 20: O Clavis David (O Key of David) December 21: O Oriens (O Dayspring) December 22: O Rex Gentium (O King of the nations) December 23: O Emmanuel (O With Us is God) ERO CRAS - Tomorrow, I... Continue Reading →

Some days these photo-a-day challenges just plain mess with me. Today, it through me a bone.   Bought the tree last night.  Got the lights on it today. Company arriving any minute.  Leaving town right after they leave.  I needed something easy today.

Oh how I hate this photo. Everyone in it (except my sister) looks either goofy or stoned.  Yet it hangs on our fridge because it is such a rare photo from my childhood years. I was, for the most part, oblivious to the extent of stress my parents were under as they struggled to understand... Continue Reading →

I have never been a fan of going to the doctor.  Yep, it's important.  Yep, if they catch a problem early, it will be better in the long run. But... and if you are someone like me that struggles with weight, you will know this... a trip to the doctor typically turns into a guilt... Continue Reading →

I have tried many times to capture the depth of eyes in a photograph.  I have never truly achieved it though.  (We have a framed photo of eyes that Paul took a number of years ago that is truly beautiful.)  So when I saw the word today, I kinda cringed. And then, I decided to... Continue Reading →