“Do you remember what this is?” I asked my 96-year-old momma as I held up one more item from the box containing some of her cherished artifacts. “A belt buckle my momma used to wear,” Mom whispered back, her voice weakened by the ages. I was with her for a short visit and had been …
Have you noticed how many national days there are? I can’t keep up with all of them and ignore most of them. For instance, this month alone, I’ve already missed World Coconut Day (September 2), National Skyscraper Day (September 3), and National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5). And had it not been for a surprise …
People were shaking my hand after the worship service, like they usually do, “fellowshipping” with one another on their way out. Then, one of my older friends asked me a question that caught me off guard. “What is dementia?” she asked, innocently. I filtered that question through her condition: it has been less a year …
I kept looking over the names listed on the sign-up sheet for our Wednesday night church meal, scratching my head at the apparent mystery: why had at least twice as many people made reservations than normally do? Sure, it was the first meal after the summer break, during which we suspend the mid-week church meal. …
I had almost given the tickets away. They were a gift from a friend, who couldn’t make the game. After I took them, I thought I had an unavoidable conflict. But the week before, I found out I could go. “I’m going to make it after all,” I told my friend. He had given them …