It seems like the funeral director in your town or neighborhood has been there forever, right? The turnover rate is so low in some places that you get the impression that he was born in the funeral home. But when a new director does come, it’s a transitional period for the community as well as [...]
Archive for March, 2011
funeral friday 4
Posted in funeral on March 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
kick in the pants (thanks laura)
Posted in Inspiration on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I needed a jump-start today–this week. My motivation has been so low. I tend to blame it on the weather. The dreariness just keeps hanging on, with a deep chill that hits me hard. Ah, but then it’s not a tsunami. What do I have to complain about? As I watched the destruction last week, [...]
weekdays
Posted in Writing on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll be posting on weekdays. Weekends are just too crazy.
funeral friday 3
Posted in funeral on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Memorials. They are a sobering vision. We look at them in Arlington Cemetery, in national parks, in city parks–they’re all around if we just look. That statue in your city circle is a memorial to a brave person of long ago–or maybe even of recent events. Memorials are about a remembering a an event, a [...]
draw your prayer
Posted in faith, Inspiration, Worship on March 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes, staying focused in prayer is difficult for me. So I tried this experiment. I “drew” while I prayed. Actually, the concept is based on a book entitled Praying in Color by Sybil MacBeth. I found her method of coloring to be somewhat distracting because I was frequently choosing a color and became caught up [...]
the attitude
Posted in Parenting on March 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A sweet story from the archives. This is when Erinnae was four, Titus, three. The thunder came during dinner. We were all four at the table–Bud, Erinnae, Titus, and me. At the first burst of lightening, Erinnae was in Daddy’s lap and I had Titus. Trying for a distraction, after a little while, I said [...]
quarterback
Posted in Parenting on March 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sitting here at this desk, desiring to post something, feeling emotions and words and situations all churning around. What does one post about when the heart’s ebb and flow are constricted? I am stuck today on parenting. This is, in my opinion, the hardest job on the face of the earth. What are some [...]
sunday
Posted in faith, Worship on March 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In thinking about what I would blog about on Sundays, I started wondering about church and church attendance: who goes, why people go, what people think about church. Going to a service on Sunday is important to many people, but others have a different view. I’d like to hear what you have to say, via [...]
nigh
Posted in faith, Inspiration on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I noticed that the last two of my posts used this word “nigh” — sounds like “sigh.” And I wondered about that word. I know it means, in some instances, “almost.” My grandmother would use the word often in her speech. Oh, she had colorful speech; not vulgar at all, but colorful. She would say [...]
funeral friday 2
Posted in funeral on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The sequels are never as good as the original. That’s what people say about movies, anyway. Our funeral home is also heavily into “print shop” types of functions. We believe that a funeral can be memorable in a positive way and achieving this comes through personalization. A good portion of the creation of media falls [...]
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