“Wow,” my mom said when I told her. “I though you had to be way older. That’s really cool.” Last week someone was describing first-impressions and one of the words he used for me was eccentric. I mentioned this after church, and one of the women seemed to grow offended Read more »
Category Archives: Observations
Score One for the Closet Introvert
I’ve self-identified as an introvert for a few years now, but I can’t remember ever using that knowledge to reshape my behavior. Until recently. Just this week I went to a graduation celebration, and I took my knitting. Instead of trying to fight my way into the talk I just Read more »
The Measure of Reality
For all that trusted friends are the best mirrors, it is still true that for each of us we are the measure of the world. That is, for all that we confuse ourselves, we also are the thing we know best. Today’s revelation: I figured out my love-formula. I mean Read more »
There is no shame in Ignorance
Unless it is purposeful. Had a lovely lunch with friends today. The children adored the fresh audience for their exploits and collected trivia. “Caterpillars have sixteen legs,” 4-year-old Elisha declared with conviction. An adult looked to me and I nodded. “Six to be adult legs and ten more for creeping Read more »
A Warning:
The Number One reason to cultivate good habits is that when you are too tired to do anything else, habits are what you live from and on. ~ I am sick. I hate being sick. It enhances all my limits and tendencies. To my relief I see light as well Read more »
God Designed Religion for Us.
Life itself is a series of problems that often act as obstacles to our search for significance… Our fulfillment in this life depends not on our skills to avoid life’s problems, but on our ability to apply God’s specific solutions to those problems. Robert S. McGee in The Search for Read more »
Broken Ribs Are Broken Ribs
I like watching pilots. My parents like to laugh when I say this, since my husband recently earned his license. I like watching T.V. show pilots, because the good ones, next to songs, are the most compact form of good storytelling I know. And with my journalism background, compact is Read more »
Protected: For Oak Bay Drive “Living the Dream”
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