Weekly Devo

As I write I am in the midst of a home maintenance situation that has me seeking gracious words, instead of self-pitying ones, along with clear thinking and creative action.  And patience.  And humility – always a lesson to be learned, a sinful attitude to acknowledge and repent of.   So yesterday I was telling myself, This is not […]

Which is more dangerous, do you think?  The new stop sign on a street you travel regularly?  Or the stop sign removed along one of your typical routes? I have got one of each on my usual routes through my neighborhood.  In my mind they are both new happenings, though both changes occurred a few years ago.  Still, I have to think about them […]

One of the things I love most about living in the Pacific Northwest is that we enjoy four distinct seasons.  Unlike most, Summer is not my favorite.  I am more partial not to the sunny months but to the under 70 degree days with more clouds than sun.  Yes, blue skies with a few fluffy cumulous clouds are […]

I experienced a “use it or lose it” situation recently.  I’ve heard this phrase in reference to muscle tone or muscle memory, about athletic skills, or musical talents.  Or even what we have learned and thought we’d never forget.  Like the street address of your best friend in fourth grade. Or the state capitals or the definition of […]

Sometimes I root for the “bad guys” in the movie.  In particular, I’m thinking of the safe cracker. You know the one whom all the other bad guys are protecting as he (or she!) turns the combination dial a bit one way and then the other, all the while keeping his ear to the safe to […]

I noticed something in a neighborhood I drive by and walk past regularly.  There are newish plantings of trees along the street.  Some of the trees have leafed out nicely.  Some have leafed out partially.  One or two have only bare gray branches.  For the first couple of years after the trees were planted someone made a lot of effort […]

He was buying lunch with his children. The oldest, a boy of 10 or 11, was insisting on ordering two Whoppers!  I expect you may agree that’s a mighty amount of burger, even for a growing boy.  The boy was adamant that he was “that hungry and needed” two large burgers and other people in line with them […]

Have you ever been lost at a hospital?  It’s sort of a common thing for me.  Almost every time I’m visiting a friend at the hospital or even a rehab center, I make a wrong turn and find myself wandering along without finding the room number I’m looking for.  Or the elevator.  Or the reception desk.  Fortunately I must have […]