• Break Time

    Break Time

    It’s the season of Christmas, the celebration of Jesus’ birth even though he most likely was born in April. And with all the glitz and gluttony and the SUV commercials that imply that unless you buy your significant other a fancy vehicle you are not worthy of love, it’s difficult not to notice how many… Read more

  • The Band Plays On

    The Band Plays On

    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

  • How It Ends

    How It Ends

    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

  • Lullaby

    Lullaby

    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

  • Not Breathing

    Not Breathing

    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

  • What to Do at 62

    What to Do at 62

    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