Then, and (still) Now

Then, and (still) Now

Primary school children only know their teachers at school, assuming that, at the end of the school day, their teacher is wheeled into a closet, then wheeled out again for the next day’s instructions. I thought similarly. My first-grade teacher was the lovely Miss...
Planes, trains, and chocolate waffle cones

Planes, trains, and chocolate waffle cones

For all the 21st Century ills that impact us, there are far more incredible developments which we enjoy every day. Just think for a moment of the breakthroughs of the 2,000 years preceding our arrival! We refer to them as such, but for the millions of...
Finding Joy in the Lord

Finding Joy in the Lord

TGIF is a well-known abbreviation that will be heard in many a location tomorrow. It’s a plaint about the difficulty of the winding-down workweek. It’s often an admission of workplace frustrations – long hours, low pay. It’s said as a sigh of relief for those...
A Little Help from a Friend

A Little Help from a Friend

A frog becomes a prince, Cinderella becomes the belle of the ball, an ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan, the underdog comes out on top, an orphaned, Jewish girl in a foreign land becomes the Queen of Persia, a hillbilly family from the Ozarks moves to Beverly...
Will it be noisy?

Will it be noisy?

Human beings love to be wowed, to be awestruck, to be rendered speechless, to be overcome by magnitude, precision, dexterity, creativity, sportsmanship, as in a fireworks display, a finely built piece of machinery, artisanship, athleticism, musicianship, wordsmithing....