At Least They're Committed

Four-oh-five. I roll over and burrow back under the blanket. That’s a bit of a switch. I tend to awaken at 4:36 a.m. Some spiritualists believe the repetition of a wake-up time will — or already does — have significance in one’s life or death. Mostly, I’ve heard it’s between 3-4 a.m., though. I shrug. Read more

Sunshine! (If ‘on my shoulders’ just ran through your head, I will find and hurt you.) After a gloomy few days, it’s 56 degrees, the snow is slinking away and I warmly welcome the reprieve. How exciting: I now have zero excuses for ignoring the dog poop that has accumulated since Saturday. Gross. Do you Read more

There’s a sweet meme floating around with an image of a person holding a sleeping baby. The gist of it is that should we fall asleep while praying, it is no more ‘wrong’ than an infant fading into slumber while being sung a lullaby. In essence, you’re falling asleep in God’s arms. That’s so lovely! Read more

We’ve had beautiful sunrises in my neighborhood. Even in the chill, I’ll walk outdoors and take a video — west to east, front of the house to the back — of the brilliant peach, pink, orange, silvery sunrise reflecting off of the cumulonimbus clouds. Sighing, I head back inside. “It’s just another day. Du du Read more

I am intrigued by the message of a popular guy on FB Reels/TikTok, @MichaelArmstrong444, who talks about children who have reported past lives to their parents, and its scientific basis. The overarching angle is that we stick with our family group — we tend to choose to — life after life. That’s great! But I Read more

“Deliver us from evil.” I pray that every day and sometimes twice a day, thus one can only guess how many evils I’ve been delivered from during this year alone. Certainly more than I’m aware of — and I’m aware of many. I might have gone too far this time. I have been delighted by Read more