Some moments you can see coming, a time hanging out there, at once ominous and inviting like it’s standing outside of time—so deep does its anticipation grab you before you have experienced it. When I announced my retirement to my church in October of 2022, effective January 15, 2023, it seemed like three months would …
The biting wind swirled the dead leaves around the mound of dirt where I was digging the grave for our dog, Baylor. “Good ol’ Baylor Boy,” I mumbled as I shoveled. It had been over a month since he died. During his illness, our veterinarian, Dr. Irene Ballard, told us, “We’ll keep him for a …
The late Peter McWillians’ seems to have had it right when he said: “The news media are, for the most part, the bringers of bad news… and it’s not entirely the media’s fault, bad news gets higher ratings and sells more papers than good news.” It’s sad but true. The prophets of foreboding are now …
“It feels like a dark cloud is hovering over me,” a friend commented. She recognized she was suffering from depression and wisely sought help. A few days later, someone else said, “I’ve been struggling, stuck in a dark place.” She, too, found a therapist. Another friend said with a milder form of depression commented, “This …
The Christmas tree lights invite me to sit down and enjoy a cup of hot tea. Or so it seemed as I was traveling alone to my night class. That’s when I saw it: the family had positioned the Christmas tree front and center in the picture window. The curtains had been pulled back, showcasing …