I’ve spent the last few evenings in my front yard. Not enjoying the finally-spring weather, not relaxing after a day at work, not sipping a mint julep (what do those taste like anyway?). No, I’ve been weeding, digging, moving stones, clearing last fall’s leaves, adding topsoil, setting out flowers (that most probably will *not* thrive, as usual), and mulching. And…
Author: Judith Harper
The Year of Kindness Revisited
You ever think about songs you used to sing that are seldom sung anymore? “Make Me a Blessing” used to be really popular in the Sunday School I attended every weekend. I never much cared for it; the music was too bland, the lyric too cliched, the song was just too too uninteresting for my taste. And the whole notion…
Who's In Charge?
Last night I attended a Bible Study by video with about 100 women. The video was a little dated (circa mid-90s) and the speaker was a “personality” with a style of her own. One of the women in my seating group–let’s call her Tasha–was emphatic in her disapproval. We didn’t discusss the content of the Bible study (which was substantial);…
The Lord's Day
I went to work today. Not really an unusual occurrence, but today was worse than usual. (I want to say “excruciating,” but that’s a little over the top, even for me.) To start the day off right, I overslept. Of course, that’s not unusual, because I oversleep three days out of five. I always intend to get up at least…