Black Friday Shopping

Black Friday Shopping

by | Nov 24, 2021 | Writings | 2 comments

I find Black Friday. . . interesting. We have a “day of thankfulness,” a day to be grateful and remember all our blessings and praise God and spend time with family/friends and be happy/content. Then immediately after–or even during!–that day,...
Thanksgiving and Mourning

Thanksgiving and Mourning

by | Nov 23, 2021 | Writings | 1 comment

We know the Pilgrim part of Thanksgiving, but I want to skip from that to over two centuries later during the Civil War. The following year [1863], [Abraham Lincoln designated a national day of thanksgiving “to render the homage due to the Divine Majesty for the...
i thank You God for most this amazing

i thank You God for most this amazing

by | Nov 20, 2021 | Poems/Songs | 0 comments

i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the...
Rejoice, Rejoice

Rejoice, Rejoice

by | Nov 16, 2021 | Reflections | 0 comments

We already mentioned that one of the Hebrew words translated as rejoice in the Bible means “to shout (usually for joy).” A few verses that use that word are: Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Psalm 63:7...
Mysteries, Yes

Mysteries, Yes

by | Nov 13, 2021 | Poems/Songs | 0 comments

Truly, we live with mysteries too marvelous to be understood. How grass can be nourishing in the mouths of the lambs. How rivers and stones are forever in allegiance with gravity while we ourselves dream of rising. How two hands touch and the bonds will never be...