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I literally forgot to eat lunch today. As in I didn’t even think about it. At about 5 o’clock I wondered why I was shaky. Did I have lunch? Um, no. I faithfully promised Keck I’d take a walk this morning while it was still cool. Then, got so distracted that I didn’t. I wasn’t…

Requiescat is Latin for a prayer said for the dead. It is usually said: Requiescat in pace. The phrase means rest in peace. We say it again and again. Rest in peace. When I was little, Memorial Day meant long trips to off-the-beaten-path cemeteries to place flowers on the graves of our family dead. We’d…

It’s time for a new bible. I don’t really want to buy one. Yet, the New English Translation that I love is about to wear out. I don’t have any more room to write in the white, blank pages at the front and back. The writings and the musings helped me pray for my nephew…

Merriam-Webster says that the word religion is from the “Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religiosupernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back.” Today, I finished reading the book, “Girl at the End of the World: My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of Faith with a Future,” by Elizabeth Esther. I’m still sitting with…

Today in the sense that spring has sprung again. As I wrote this I was reminded of a little book I’ve had since college. The dog-eared pages are falling out and the encouragement it gave me still makes me smile. It was orignally published in 1939. My copy was republished in 1968. For some reason,…

On Saturday, following an incredibly long and taxing week, not to mention a chaotic morning, I was the lucky recipient of a gift. The concierge at the hotel I was staying at had an extra ticket to a New York production of “Kiss Me Kate.” I’ve never been to a play in New York. The…

Here’s a little throw-back fiction from my previous blog. I really like this story. I hope you enjoy it. ❤ The storm brewed just on the horizon of her mind. It moved slowly at first, darkening her concentration and making her unfocused. The disquieting breeze began stirring up mental debris, emotional angst until like an…