Archive for July 2023
Crepe Myrtle and Forsythia
I used to fancy myself a super potential gardener. At one time I was dynamite with house plants. But I’ve discovered that I am not reliable with those, poor things. Nevertheless, I love nature and thank God every day for the trees and plants that surround me, especially the flowering ones. Unlike people who have…
Read MoreNeolithic Ages
I really know little about pre-history, but I know quite a bit about skewed perspectives. For example, as a very young adult, I considered Biblical times to be just this side of the stone age. Turns out, I was way off base there. Those folks were on the exact same cognitive level as we are…
Read MoreBeing One
I never would have thought it to be true. In fact, for almost the first two decades of my life, I barely thought of it, and certainly didn’t understand it. But in every generation, there comes a time when there is nothing more important than being one. Were it not so, there probably would have…
Read MoreThe Sound of the Shofar
I admit that I can sometimes be suggestible. Yea verily I say unto you, I am often the online marketer’s dream. Mother used to say with a sigh, “Barbara, your problem is you keep trusting the wrong people.” My response was, “No, Mother, I try to trust everyone. I try to give the benefit of…
Read MoreEverything In-Between
I was so proud of my dad’s behavior at his funeral! That mortician who fixed him up did an absolutely fantastic job! Honestly, Dad looked better than he had in years. His bushy eyebrows were trimmed up a bit, something he would never permit in life because he knew they aggravated the heck out of…
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