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The Funeral
Disclaimer The story you are about to hear is not true. Not factually anyway. But it is truer than true in the way that stories are supposed to be. Any resemblance to characters living or fictional is pure coincidence. The funeral Boys, I’m so sorry we had to bury your dad today. He was a…
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Brother Blackmon
Brother Blackmon and I shared two special things. We were brothers and we loved electronics. I met him when I was in seventh grade. At this time I was the classic definition of the dork–the poor soul who is awkward in every conceivable way. I was four and a half feet tall–even the small girls…
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Grandma Thelma
I’m at that stage of life where my mother is 89 and Cary’s grandma is 95. They both are doing very well considering how old they are–but being elderly has its challenges. Cary lost her mother recently And now the grandkids are taking up where her mother left off by caring for grandma Thelma. Thelma…
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St. Clare’s Mirror.
Place yourself before the mirror, look upon the mirror of perfect love each day… St. Clare of Assisi Father Richard Rhor[1] says of this quote, that St. Clare understood that spiritual gifts are always reflected gifts. But what exactly does that mean? Looking Glass Self There is a sociological notion, called the looking-glass self theory.…
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The Fundraiser
Last night I went to a special fundraising dinner for Predisan—a medical missionary organization that helps to oversee more than 20 clinics for untold thousands of Hondurans who live in the high elevations far away from civilization. For most, these small clinics are the only source of available medical care. American churches have been good…