It’s the first week of the new year, and today I did something that made me a little sad – I took down the Christmas lights on our front porch. We have put away the ornaments from the tree and taken our candles from our windows. I’m not looking forward to this evening, when it […]
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The Eyes Have It
I recently went to the optometrist to have my eyes checked. It’s an annual pilgrimage that I take since I fell to the temptation and got glasses in my early 40s. It irritated me at the time, but I reconciled myself to it when I realized that my arms weren’t growing any longer, so I […]
Christmas Lights
We said good-bye to my father-in-law last week. He had lived a wonderful life that touched many, many others with laughter, encouragement, respect, and kindness. I will miss him very much. One of his favorite times of year was Christmas. Born in December and a joyful church-goer, he had many reasons to relish this time […]