blessings
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Much ado about trash cans
If you aren’t familiar with renowned cardiologist Dr. Robert S. Eliot, you are certainly familiar with his most famous quotation. In a 1983 Time magazine article about cardiac health, Dr. Eliot advised readers, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”He then continued with his now… Continue reading
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TODAY’S FORECAST
Sometimes it all just gets to be a little much, doesn’t it? I continue to wait in vain for the scales of justice to tip even minutely back toward balance. I ask; the rich CAN’T just continue getting richer, can… Continue reading
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On Injured Reserve
Greetings, WordPress friends near and far! It has been a long time since I have visited here. And sadly, it will likely be a long time until I return here again. That is because on August 13, while pitching for… Continue reading
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LOVE YOU, MOM
When it comes to mothers worth celebrating (as we are prompted to do on the second Sunday of every May), I am bountifully blessed. Due to several curious twists and turns along life’s road, I have hit the proverbial Maternal Motherlode.… Continue reading
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Is Jesus Offensive Enough?
Why did Jesus have to die? It is a great question… one that has been and will be grappled with in churches around the world. For one eloquent, detailed, and passionate answer to this question, I cannot recommend highly enough this… Continue reading
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Test Time!
What kind of a test-taker are you? As I look back on my own academic career, I am forced to confess to confess the cold, hard truth: tests were a struggle for me. When it came time to put away… Continue reading
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The Eternal NOW
Devoting too much of my mind to an imagined future leads to anxiety or anger or both. Devoting too much of my mind to a bygone past leads to resentment or arrogance or both. My challenge today is to learn… Continue reading
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Money for Something
What would you do if someone handed you $600 and said, “No strings attached. Use it wherever you need it.”? That exact thing happened to me two weeks ago. Actually, she didn’t hand ME the money, per se. She gave it to me… Continue reading
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“Throw Me the Tennis Ball!”
Happy 2024, blogosphere! And what better way to kick things off on this fresh, new set of calendar pages than with a BLOG POST! December 2023 was one of my least productive blogging months in recent memory. So, I want… Continue reading
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Spirit Sculpting
Alright, you caught me. I’ll come clean and admit it: sometimes I have a tendency toward laziness. Yes, I do have the capacity to work hard on a project or goal… sweating (literally and figuratively) every detail. But now and… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 