Eleven Years

WordPress just notified me that today is my anniversary with them -- I have been blogging 11 years. Some years were more consistent that the present, but with a bit of persistence, I intend to get the present looking more like the past where consistency is involved. Thank you to all of you who have … Continue reading Eleven Years →

Anniversary

Jasini and I celebrated 28 years together today. It was sort of like the friendship flower garden I have out front. We went over to a friend's house and took her tomatoes and had a wonderful discussion about gardens, our lives, the gifts of God and the freedom of our lives that he's given us. … Continue reading Anniversary →

Deja vu all over again?

We have been betrayed by church after church, and finally wonder if we dare say anything at the latest refuge we have found, or if doing so will make it another place of betrayal. I cannot believe it of these people, and yet irrational fear casts its shadow over my contemplations. For even if the … Continue reading Deja vu all over again? →

Finding an advocate…

we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: I John 2 The above passage is an encouragement to the Believer that, no matter what happens on earth, there is a heavenly advocate for us. An advocate is one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. Now, on earth, that … Continue reading Finding an advocate… →

Goodness of God

Leaving the Garden or Despair is My Constant Companion

I am not enjoying the lesson I learned yesterday, the one I reported in my previous post. The me I have become is not one I had ever hoped to become, and I am dealing with the mental and emotional repercussions of the change. Right about now I am contemplating what sort of formulaic spiritual … Continue reading Leaving the Garden or Despair is My Constant Companion →

They Taught me to Hate — Their Finest Achievement

Bob Buss I hate you. Pat Buss I hate you. I hate you because of what you did to your daughter less than 24 hours ago. You called to apologize for hurting her, and hurt her worse than you ever had before. You called to apologize for you know not what, even though she had … Continue reading They Taught me to Hate — Their Finest Achievement →

The Waiting is Over

Well, the wait is over, Bob and Pat Buss. We weren't disappointed in you when Jasini sent her e-mail to you, detailing her hurt, and asking for your empathy and understanding of your daughter's pain. But we were disappointed in you when you responded, not acknowledging her pain, but by saying "Sorry you are disappointed … Continue reading The Waiting is Over →

Among The Very Young At Heart

It hasn't been an easy day here. Our 15-year-old dog is dying, and this looks to be his last night. He could barely get on 4 legs in the morning, and by now can hardly move any of his legs at all. The cancer is eating him away. All the family has seen him to … Continue reading Among The Very Young At Heart →

2023 – The Easter (pa) Raid

Holidays, up until the last two or three years, have always been very special to me and my family: high holy days with the church, and days of connecting and celebrating with family. But recently it seems there has been an attack upon the holidays, to negate their uplifting and special status in the calendar … Continue reading 2023 – The Easter (pa) Raid →