Posts tagged “Perseverance”
What you can’t see
Did you get to see the great conjunction on December 21? I didn’t. This was the date that Jupiter and Saturn were in the…
Take the best of 2020 into 2021
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” If we didn’t know better, we might think Charles Dickens was referring…
Keep an eye on your neighbor
Just a few days before Thanksgiving, one state’s governor faced severe backlash when she suggested that people should keep an eye on their neighbors—and…
Wiggle on out
My first friend in Antigua was 70-year-old Junie James. Blind for years, Mr. James still made it to church every Sunday where we shared…
Rest for the weary
The year 2020 has been wearisome. I don’t know that I’ve gotten more or less sleep, but politics and the pandemic have left me…
Refinement by fire
I find the concept of trial-by-comfort pretty appealing. It sounds so much better than the whole trial-by-fire thing, which is a concept I’m not…
Canceling Thanksgiving
I spoke recently with someone who works for a major airline. She said that flight cancelations around Thanksgiving have been staggering. I talked to…
Joy in hardship
This Thanksgiving it’s not going to be particularly hard to have thankful feelings in my heart. The year has brought plenty of challenges and…
I’m not what I used to be
When you’re young, life’s possibilities seem endless. You may be broke, indebted even, but you’ve got time. Plenty of time. You’ve got energy to…
When saying “Thanks!” is hard
I got the text while I was at work. “We can’t come,” it read. Oh no. The visit we had been looking forward to…
3 words that will change your election-year fear
The year 2020, it appears, is the year of fear. As I write these words, there’s no emotion that seems to have gripped more…
Refreshments
There’s a phrase in the English language that’s better than most things one can hear in life. I’m speaking, of course, of the statement:…