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
Category: facing the enemy
The Man in a Hoodie
The early morning air felt cool and crisp as I set out on my usual walk. The sunflowers still had their heads bowed and a spider web at the base of a fire hydrant glistened in the first rays of the day as I headed toward the main road. I noticed a man in a hoodie walking towards me on the opposite side of the street. I ran my fingers over my front jeans pocket. I realized with a shudder that I had left my cell phone on the kitchen table. I avoided his eyes as he crossed over to Read More