I Can Do All Things (Phil four thirteen)

Go to church long enough and the same topics and scriptures are repeated. If they use the lectionary it is roughly every three years or so. At most churches it is somewhere between 3 and 5 years…except around Christmas and Easter, they are repeated annually. Rarely do you hear a good sermon about Jael driving […]

Perspective

So yesterday I had my weekly bitch session with John. Sometimes I am sickened by the sound of my own voice. I whine about every aspect of my life. I am somewhat of an expert on the subject of me…at least the non-functional parts. The theme of this week’s discussion was perspective. By my own […]

Attitude Adjustment

Denial is an interesting phenomenon. After getting my annual review, I was really pissed off that I got dinged for being hostile and abrasive. My reaction was the same as it has always been: Yes, I lose my temper every now and then; but it is no worse than other managers in the organization. Why […]

This week on planet Earth

This is it, surgery week. Each of Ethan’s surgeries has come with its challenges. This time it is that he has to fast for 4 days. He can have liquids, but I cannot imagine that making much of a difference. Over the weekend, we took him to Hershey Park. Today Jenn is taking him to […]

Super Glued Friendship

Yesterday, I met with a friend that I had not spoken to because of an argument. He had told me over a year ago that he was sorry, but I was not ready to hear it. I probably “accepted” his apology at the time. But my hope was that I would never see him again. […]

Playing with Fire

So I am doing something you are not supposed to do. I stopped my happy pills. At first it was a mistake. I fill those little pill boxes, for each day of the week. I was 4 pills short last week. So I put in the 3 I had and ordered a refill. The […]

Not the three toed variety

So the past couple of nights, I have been watching the history channel. They have had a cheesy documentary on the Seven Deadly Sins. I found it all very interesting until they did the show on Sloth. Then I started feeling a little uncomfortable. Now I have always thought of sloth as being lazy, not […]

A Day In the Life

Yesterday. Woof! Yesterday was a mess. It started at about 12:45am. Ethan had a bad asthma attack. He came into our room and was barking. I went to get his nebulizer, but he did not sound too bad. By the time I got back to our room, Ethan was having a full on panic […]

Depression

It is scary how paralyzed you can be when depression has you in its grip. I have been mostly off the radar the last week or so because it was all I could do to just function at work and home. At last, the cloud has lifted. I wish I understood depression. I […]

And the winner is…

So I really intended to write about politics today. Then I read a friends blog. Someone who commented on his entry made a comment that I have heard all my life. For the sake of argument, I will boil down the sentiment being expressed: God is a Republican. I think I have been fairly honest […]