Our post office was crowded that day. I stood at the end of a long line of quietly waiting customers. But up near the front, one person was not so quiet. The homeless-looking elderly man with most of his teeth missing, was talking up a storm with whoever would listen. He seemed to be focused …
A Workaholic’s “Widow”
"Please don’t let the phone ring! Oh, please God! Don’t let it ring!” I whispered. But it did—right at 5 p.m. I didn’t even need to answer it to know what would be said from the other end. “Sorry, Girl,” my husband said sincerely as he used his favorite name for me. “I have to …
Those Tricky Binoculars
The title of my Blog, “Putting in a Good Word,” is exactly what I will be doing here—with gusto. I will be gushing shamelessly about everything good—about God, about life, about the world around us. This will be my rooftop and I will shout about good loud and clear until … well, until we’re looking …