Leaving Your Mark
When my oldest son, Jason, was over in England, my daughter, Shannon, had his permission to drive his car. Unfortunately, she became involved in a minor fender bender and decided to have it repaired at an auto body shop, thinking her brother would never be the wiser.
Entering the Darkness
This quote by Thomas Merton is very profound in my thinking at this time of my life: “Our Christian hope is the purest of all lights that shine in the darkness, but it shines in darkness, and one must enter into darkness to see it shining. " How often do we go into the darkness to bring the light and our Christian hope? How often do I? These words are very convicting.
Grave Matters
On a recent trip with the Indiana Historical Society called “Grave Matters,” touring cemeteries in Southern Indiana, Jeannie, a grave expert accompanied us. She is pictured below in the first picture. She talked about how headstones have changed over the years from being religious in nature, then being more focused on nature, and how now these grave markers are showing the rise of pop culture.
Memory Making Moments
It was surprising how emotional the act of selling my dining room table became as I sat on the chairs waiting for the buyers to arrive. The set was bought in 2000 when we moved into the house on Cranberry Drive in Greenfield. It was my dream home and dream dining room table. A place to gather, to talk, to laugh, and to eat. Meals are about so much more than food.