“I only missed two points and I got a B?” “I only missed 3 and got a C!” exclaims another student. A low murmur turns into a loud grumble as students look at the grades on their essays. “Sounds like you have some questions about your grades,” the instructor says, and […]
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“Family archeology…” “I am a family archeologist,” says my wife… Layer by layer she digs into our family’s past… Removing the coverings from the seats of the old kitchen chairs…
Whenever I visit, she shows me a room… A room she is working on. Today I can barely get in the room… I force open the door … “What happened?” I ask… “Well,” she replies, “I decided to clean out the closets….” “So I took everything out and dusted the […]
“On my own …” “I can do this on my own …” He’s been performing the exact same feat for almost 20 years. He can do it one more time. “On my own,” he says quietly. He needs real effort and amazing strength… He could get hurt. The home owner… a lawyer… […]
“A full wastebasket’s no use to anybody!” He looks at what I’m doing and chuckles. “No use to anybody, ” he says as he walks away… I’m getting rid of paper… Paper generated by the computer that is supposed to lead us into a paperless world. Paper that fills filing cabinets… Paper rising in […]
Do things unseen shape our lives? “What a mess!” My wife points to the tangle of cords behind the entertainment center… She’s right. It is a mess. I walk past it so often I don’t even notice. It is a thing unseen. “Look at the floor in front of the sink,” my […]
“Jesus Christ…” 4 years old… He walked up the stairs slowly… With each step, loudly repeating Jesus’ name… His parents sat downstairs in the living room… With neighbors. Listening to what sounded like a four-year-old’s swearing fest. Uncomfortable smiles and chuckles…
I lost my cell phone… Again. Time to check the usual places… Kitchen counter? Not There. Family room sofa? Not there either. Between the sofa cushions? Another “No”. There was a sure way to find it…But my ego resisted…
I knew what I was about to see… I was about to see mean… Sighing, I followed his assistant through the office door… “Good morning,” I said. Without looking up from his papers, he motioned toward a chair… Twenty feet from his desk. I sat. He turned to his computer… His back […]
Trust in the Lord with all your heart… Proverbs 3:5 The diagnosis no one wants… Cancer. Breast Cancer… The cancer was advanced. Radical surgery was the only option…