Mary versus St. Mary
Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 Today I face a moral dilemma: To do the right thing or to just consider doing the right thing. You’ve heard the 1930s depression stories and now the pandemic stories of the homeless. You’ve seen the dirty and tear-drenched children’s faces, and recognized the heartbreak. If you’re like me, you might…
The Quiet Power of Our Everyday Lives
Nov. 27, 2020 I’ve teared up twice in the last several hours. Not due to personal loss or sadness, but because of the quiet power of everyday humanity. Last night, my tearful response came as I watched PBS NewsHour. For Thanksgiving, they devoted half the show to tiny documentaries about individuals we’ve lost to Covid-19.…
Papaw’s Move
So we took Papaw up to the nursing home yesterday and got him checked it. He didn’t really understand what was going on, even though both Joey and I talked to him about it. But when they got ready to wheel him in, and he realized we weren’t going in too, he was like “Where…
Twists and Turns 