Category: Life in General

Stuff I’ve written about life in general.

Sometimes, you just feel like throwing in the towel

Thursdays are usually my days for writing what I call my “sermon reflections.” Those blog posts, often filed under “church topics,” are my takes on the sermons that are preached at the little church I attend in my tiny swath of the Midwest. But this past Sunday, while I attended church, I was also feeling […]

Selfishness

“You are being selfish.” That was something I heard said to me recently when I set a boundary. I was expected by someone to do something I didn’t want to do, and when I chose not to do it and even offered them a compromise, they lashed out and said I was a bad person […]

Taylor Swift and the Sower

I am not a Swiftie in any form. I have listened to her tracks when they come across my streaming feeds or are on the radio at work. I like a few of her songs, but I can’t say I am as fanatical as some. I also am not dissing her in any way, because […]

An Eclipse and a Basketball Game

The past couple of weeks there have been two major events in my little swath of the Midwest, both of which brought many together in unity. The first one was the women’s NCAA basketball tournament, when the University of Iowa team went all the way to the championship game. And while Caitlin Clark and the […]

A little evening musing

I’m currently sitting in my backyard, a fire going in my charcoal grill, my stomach satiated with grilled chicken and veggies for my evening meal and my sweet tooth indulged with s’mores made from left over chocolate Easter Bunny. I spent most of the day outside, hiking the trails in a lesser known state preserve […]

What sound does hope make when it dies?

Does anyone else remember those “magic eye” books and posters? The ones that, if you stared long enough or used a certain position to view it, you could see whatever picture was hidden behind the abstract design. They were quite popular when I was younger. Can I let you in on a secret? Though sometimes […]

Changing the belief to live the story

This past Sunday was Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of the Christian Lord. As a storyteller, I have always been fascinated with how the story on Saturday played out. On Friday, the hope that Jesus’ followers and disciples had was dead. Grief was heavy. A story that they had hoped would be everlasting had […]

Rabble-Rouser

For most of the Christian world, we are in the midst of what is known as Holy Week. It is the week that begins with Palm Sunday and culminates with Easter. It commemorates the last week in the life of Jesus. But the Holy Week depicted in the Bible wasn’t a celebration. It was a […]

Saying goodbye at the Rainbow Bridge

Early this morning, an angel was formed. Our beloved cat, Her Royal Highness the Princess Twixx Buttercup, crossed the rainbow bridge into the unknown. Affectionately known as Mama Cat, Her Royal Pain in the Butt-ness, Twixxiekins, Princesa, Chunker-butt, Nurse Twixxie and a plethora of other random names, Twixx came into our lives in the summer […]