What drives a person to want to accomplish something from ordinary to the extraordinary? I think of those who compete at the Olympics – the months and even years of grueling training and stiff discipline for a chance to win the coveted and prestigious gold medal. Or the ones who rise to the challenge to win $1,000,000 and the title of “American Ninja Warrior?” What motivates these athletes to prove their strength and competency beyond the average? What is their mission if it is not to take hold of the prize, the fame, the sense of accomplishment from ordinary to Read More
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Hope or Despair?
The following words passed from friend to friend over the years. Stephanie, friend of our daughter, Rene’, shared these words with her during her recovery after surgery for stage III ovarian cancer in 2014, and they are still relevant today. Originally Joan Chittister penned these words on hope or despair in “The Psalms: Meditations for every Day of the Year.” Cut from the Same Cloth ~ “Hope and despair are not opposites. They are cut from the very same cloth; made from the very same material; shaped from the very same circumstances. Most of all, every life finds itself forced Read More
Restored
My husband bought an old, dilapidated hoosier. When Burt brought it home, I raised my eyebrows in wonderment. The wood looked like it had been starved of oil for a half century, the latches sported deep-seated rust, and the work surface displayed dents, pits and more rust. A pathetic example of what was formerly a farm woman’s pride and joy as well as the essential cupboard in her kitchen. “What was he thinking?” “I’m going to restore it good as new, ” Burt announced. “Well, I hope,” he muttered under his breath. I looked at him and gave him a Read More