Lent 2023 - Murrelets

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We’re spiritual beings having a human experience!” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin That was a ligh…

The most important undertaking that I’ve been entrusted with is my two children. They are my world. Having been adopted at the age of two I often won…

The part of the prompt that asked if any of my pandemic changes have lasted………not a question to ask this Introvert! The Pandemic time was a frightful…

I mentioned once before that my adoptive parents were Depression Era survivors. For them to “buy what we need” would be to, not just buy one of what …

Everything in nature is made up of five basic elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space. Humanity has managed to pollute, abuse and disrespect th…

I guess I could say that I’m an orphan, and a widow, of sorts. All of my elder family members have passed. I buried a husband in 2012. All I have lef…

Definition of underdog: a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict. A victim of social or political injustice. Speaking as someone who…

Well, well, well! So many “promises”! We may all have similar childhood memories, especially girls, having the following conversation: “Do you promis…

For some reason a song came to mind with the prompt A Permanent Place: Stevie Wonder’s “A Place in the Sun”! I brought it up on YouTube and yes, enjo…

Is there such a thing as miserable food? LOL! I am a foodaholic! I don’t do excessive alcohol, absolutely no drugs, but food? Awwww yes! Fooooood!!!!…

Mmmmmmm! Psalm 23, my fave! I know I have shared about childhood harm and difficulties in my youth and early adulthood. But, it was those experiences…

I can’t say for sure what will be written of me in the future or at my passing, only hopes of endearing words of kindness. I pray that my heart is se…

Physical contact, gentle or violent, harmful or healing. Yes to all the above! In my 67 years I’ve experienced loving gentle touches from my nearest …

Liars; cheats; the practice of using people for personal gain; “fishing expeditions” (Just come out and ask or say what it is you seek or want); craz…

As I mentioned in a previous script, I do prefer to be charitable “incognito”! All I know is that I always seem to be led in caregiving scenarios. In…

I had to ponder on this one a little bit and wait the extra day to know for sure. So many memories of my youth has disappeared. So many memories of m…

I do not have specific stories of my ancestors as I was adopted out at the age of two with no backstory. The only thing I was told over the years was…

The readings and prompts today remind me of another scripture that speaks of doing good deeds, fasting and praying in private. Do not boast or “show …

My neighbors, past and present, have been great neighbors, as neighborhood neighbors go. It seems we all think alike and like it like that! We wave a…

Living in Indianapolis IN, a population of approximately 882,000, the divisive issues here are basically parallel to that of the nation. Indiana is p…