"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come." William Shakespeare You could say the guy was armed to the Bluetooth. He sat at our favorite diner, waiting for his soup -- while texting, reading something on a Kindle and wearing a fitness tracker on each wrist and a Bluetooth in one ear. And, I thought… Continue reading Defying gravity
Category: spiritual life
Does faith have a scent?
“Her love was like lavender, delicate and melancholy.” Laura Chouette, The Painting of Mrs. Ravensbrook In the deep of winter, I bought a bottle of herbs de Provence. While I do cook with it, my primary intention was to sniff the stuff. Lavender, basil, fennel, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, tarragon, thyme. It's pretty much summer in… Continue reading Does faith have a scent?
Bottom of the bird cage
Blessings on the start to a new week. This re-blog is from June 2018. “Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.” Louisa May Alcott, American author,… Continue reading Bottom of the bird cage
Operating in the dark
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” Anne Frank, evil-defying firebrand I can operate a dark room. At least one dedicated to black-and-white film. This skill was foisted upon me early in my journalistic career, when I was working for a chain of weekly newspapers in the Chicago suburbs.… Continue reading Operating in the dark
Bridging here to eternity
The old bridge that connected our neighborhood with a college campus looked solid enough. But, its underbelly told a different story. Rust and crumbling concrete eroded the span to the point the city abruptly closed it and removed a section to make sure it didn't collapse with someone on it. The new bridge is light… Continue reading Bridging here to eternity
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 