At the Margins

Yesterday morning, I was juggling multiple things and at times thinking, ‘I’m not sure this will work.’  I had an extremely tight work schedule, was watching kids, doing chores, had several construction workers at my house, and had my in-laws on the way over.  Then I...

Intentions

If someone you know, but don’t talk to often sends you a message, saying they are thinking about you with the praying hands emoji, what does that mean to you?  Most would probably think, oh, they intend to pray for me, or they did pray for me, or something along those...

The Test

What qualities do you use to determine whether someone is the Real Deal, or not?  Back in the day, and maybe even today, people used to bite a gold item to see if it left a dent, because real gold is softer than other metals.  You can do a DNA test to determine...

Family Reunion

This past weekend, I traveled across the state to meet with extended family at my cousin’s house for a family reunion.  We met on his father’s (my uncle’s) birthday, though he passed away this last year, it was a good way to remember him.  We had not met together for...

Missing Parts

Well, back to mowing the lawn.  My regular riding mower started a couple times earlier this season, but was having issues starting again, so I jumped through all the normal hoops with new gas, spark plugs, battery, etc and was still having issues.  I removed the...