Last year — 2006 — was my self-designated Year of Kindness: the 12 months during which I would make a sho’nuff, all-out effort to be kind. Not just to “be nice” to my family and friends (although God knows that can be hard sometimes), but to everybody I met. So how did I do? Well, I discovered two things. Here’s…
Tag: love
Our Father
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…
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…
The Year of Kindness
Scene: chairs around a kitchen counter and two place settings. Characters: Dick, Jane, a bowl of fried potatoes, and other comestibles playing bit roles. Dick (with a puzzled look): “Baby, what did you put in these potatoes?” Jane (eyes narrowed): “Why?” Pause. “Is. There. A. Problem?” Dick (with a deep sigh); “Can you, for once in your life, just give…