One of the requirements of Clinical Pastoral Education is writing and leading a meditation that can be used as the prayer to start the class sessions. At least that’s the way it was in the training program I went through in Omaha NE be a hospital chaplain, but requirements may vary from place to place and […]
This is a post about grief, that I hope will be of some help to those who are struggling with the loss of someone close to them. It starts with this letter from Dr. Robert Hughes to a young man he’d been counseling. This was written around the time of the young man’s father’s funeral:
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“There is still so much in the world worth fighting for. So much that is beautiful.” A wonderful, hopeful message from Jane Goodall in 2018 I wonder if it even applies to this year, this time in history. Between the war in Ukraine, Iran, and Lebanon, as well as the continuing attacks by Israel in
A treat for everyone who reads the blog today – two pieces from Slim Randles. Both deal with Spring and the joy of discovering new life in nature. Now is a time for planting and going outside to discover what treasures Spring is bringing us. Enjoy the read. Spring mornings are a lot like Christmas.
There is something very beneficial for a writer to go back to older books and do a rewrite. The first benefit is realizing how much you’ve improved as a writer when you start making adjustments and fixing mistakes. There is also a bit of a pat-on-your back feeling to be able to see how much
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So, tRump got us into this war with Iran on falsehoods and is now whining because the NATO countries won’t help him protect the Strait of Hormuz. And his buddy in Israel is bombing the hell out of residential areas of Lebanon, killing civilians much like he did in Gaza. Both world leaders got elected
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As an editor as well as a writer, it’s hard to push those two sides of my brain aside when I read a book for pleasure and/or review. Reading has been a passion of mine since I was a kid and devoured story after story from the local library, or even the Reader’s Digest Condensed
Turning the blog over to Slim Randles today so we can all smile a little and maybe even chuckle at some of the antics of the guys who gather at the Mule Barn Truck Stop on a regular basis. First up is a story about Delbert’s attempt to get Marvin to join the Chamber of
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Please help me welcome Cathy Miller to the blog today. She explains here a little about how and why she started participating in the 3-Day Walk For the Cure, and more importantly why she’s still involved. Last week I reviewed her book, Perfectly Imperfect, which is a memoir of her experiences in the years she’s
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Change of HeartJodi PicoultAstria PublishingReprintISBN-13 : 978-1416565604 *** SYNOPSIS *** One moment June Nealon is happily looking forward to years of love and laughter with her family. The next, she is facing a future as empty as her heart as she waits for a miracle. For Shay Bourne, life has no more surprises, and
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