observations and thoughts

  • What Could I Have Said?

    Yesterday was the first day of Spring and the light half of the year is finally upon us. For many of us it is like our life’s blood finally starts to flow and warm from the depression and weight of… Continue reading

  • T Shirt Talk

    If you can read this you are too close! If you can read this, the b*%$# fell off! Remember the t-shirts with the finger pointing that said “I’m with Stupid”? As a kid I always wanted one of those but… Continue reading

  • St. Patrick, Take My Snakes

    St. Patrick ran the snakes out of Ireland and I am fairly sure that they ended up in the United States! That is not the topic of this blog!! This Saint Patrick’s Day was one of the first that I… Continue reading

  • Today ….

    So since Lent is a reflective time to consider what God has done for us it was important to me to start off the season with Ash Wednesday. The ashes are a reminder that I came from dust and to… Continue reading

  • Drought of Lent

    Lent is here tomorrow. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of 40 days of spiritual drought for me. There is no good way to celebrate the death of Jesus. So this part of the church year tends to wear me out… Continue reading

  • What Does This MEan?

    Life is dull and meaningless! No, really it is!! I had a long talk with my dear friend and this is the conclusion. Life is dull and meaningless until you apply the meaning. What does this mean? (All Lutherans ask… Continue reading

  • forgiveness

    Over my lifetime, I am fully aware that  I have done things or said things I wish I hadn’t.  I have directly hurt people and I have indirectly hurt people.  I have not behaved in a way that I was… Continue reading

  • Fat Travel

    I have been reading so many articles either written by bloggers or from sad Facebook posts about an awful encounter on an airplane. Recently on Facebook there was a post from a nurse who was flying and an older extremely… Continue reading

  • My Muse Comes From the Dangdest places!!

    I can go weeks without thinking of something to write about, but for some reason this week I am full of more useless information!! I work with all men. I realize that they don’t pay attention to things like women… Continue reading

  • Joy? or no?

    I am stubborn! This may come as a shock to you, but I am!! I am also a slow learner!! Some lessons have taken me over 40 years to sink into my thick skull!! For instance, I need to apologize… Continue reading