“I am a sloth.” A Facebook friend posted this a couple days. I raised my hand. “Me too! Me too!” Especially when it comes to temple care. Like in diet and exercise. In fact, here’s me getting physical. This little dude pretty much sums up slothfulness. Inactivity plus. A disinclination to work or exert oneself. […]
Getting the Pieces Together
My dad is the jigsaw puzzle king. At gift-giving time, we take on the major challenge of finding a puzzle that’s a major challenge. One that takes longer than a couple days to put together. He has slapped together 3D, edgeless, and double-sided ones. I think my sister finally found one that took him a […]
True Love
Spring. New love. Heart strangely warmed at the sight, the sound, the touch. Holding close. Stroking the body. Picking up good vibrations. Hours travelling in the car. Learning to make music together. Even a stolen weekend getaway. A pasttime with a plan. But then. A past love intrudes and holds me in its grip. A […]
Lost Treasure
December 4, 1981. The day of the mysterious disappearance. Our 10th anniversary. To the day. John Pennekamp State Park on Key Largo. Where they say the barracuda like flashy jewelry. So they encourage you not to wear any when you snorkle. So we didn’t, instead depositing all shiny objects into the glove compartment of our […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor
I’ve been there. I’ve hung over the rail of the USS Arizona Memorial and watched the oil droplets bubble to the surface. A solemn and vivid reminder of sacrifice. I’ve gazed over the harbor and tried to imagine the attack, the shock, the fear, the confusion, the roar of aircraft, the rat-a-tat-tats, the explosions, the […]
A Trip Down Memory Lane–1971
Dennis and Sandy King married and flew to San Francisco for their honeymoon (12/05-12/13). The Golden Gate Bridge’s lights were out all night due to a power failure (12/14) Richard Nixon was president and Time’s Man of the Year. The last televised cigarette advertisement aired on the Tonight Show.One of the earliest appeared in 1949–the […]
And So It Began
April 1971. Only eighteen months into my nursing career and already burned out in short-staffed critical care. I applied for a job in an OB/GYN office, but the doctors hired another nurse with hospital OB experience. In the meantime a young pharmaceutical sales representative announced his intentions to quit and return to graduate school, […]
The Green Card
In the bottom drawer of a file cabinet, I just discovered a thick folder filled with “poems and inspiration.” I thumbed through it as I searched for examples to use in my message for ladies Bible study. Out fell this green card. It’s signed “Beverly.” My brain strains toward a faint recollection of a women’s […]
Hallelujah!
No matter where you are, what language you speak, what trial you face, He is over all. Hallelujah!
K.M. Weiland: One Word/One Line Interview
I’ve been stalking K.M. Weiland for some time. Hanging out at her website. Dogging her around the blogs. Soaking in life advice and writing wisdom. Admiring her gifts of detail and discipline. Immersing myself in the middle ages in her new book, Behold the Dawn. And she has such a sweet spirit. I want to […]
