Endurance
So few things in life manage to stay the course and endure for any real length of time. Clothes turn threadbare, shoes fall apart, cars...
Burden of Care
Those in caregiving professions (nurses, clergy, social workers, counselors, and others) often speak of "burden of care." Simply put,...
Shopper's Guide
If you've ever bought groceries, you've looked at a sale paper. Before you went to the store, you checked to see if anything you needed...
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
We've all heard the saying "cold hands, warm heart." I certainly hope that's true. My hands are perpetually cold, and now that the...
No Place Like Home
People tell me I was born in the wrong London. They base this assertion on things like the fact I have a kitchen cabinet devoted to tea,...
Small Bites
At my eighth-grade band banquet, one of my best friends handed me a cupcake. I started to take a bite, but he stopped me. "No," he said....
Paralyzed at the Rubicon
In 49BC, Julius Caesar stood on the banks of the Rubicon River. If he marched his army (the 13th Legion) across the shallow ford he now...
Past & Prologue
Last weekend I engaged in the thrilling task of getting rid of some of my stuff. I hauled a carload to Goodwill, but that was the easy...
Holidaytide
With the start of October, we've officially entered what I call "Holidaytide." In the church calendar, the fifty days following...