Wow! I just took a look at my website to see what needs updating and realized that, yeah, I haven’t written in a l-o-o-o-ng time. I have to be honest; it’s not because I didn’t want to write. There is a LOT to write about. I wish I could say I’ve just been too busy. […]
Sometimes It Takes Black to See Clearly
In a way, the image for this post reflects some of the extremes I’ve been experiencing lately. There is so much beauty around me, yet I find myself drowning in the surrounding view or the darkness of night when I feel like I can’t see at all. The flower in this picture is indeed beautiful. […]
War and Rumors of War
A couple of weeks ago I had signed up to participate in an Instagram writing challenge with a group I joined last year, Hope Writers. I love it when they give the writing challenges because they use one-word prompts, throw out a few ideas, and challenge us to get our writing juices flowing — and […]
A slippery slope
Most of us know how that sentence ends: “Time flies when you’re having fun.” But sometimes it’s not that you are having fun, per se. It’s more like life has restarted in high gear. Ever since Israel began opening up again at the end of March, just before Passover, life has moved into high gear. […]
God-given Ignorance
I don’t recall why, but I had a sudden desire to reread Ecclesiastes 3, a chapter made famous when by Pete Seeger’s music in the 1960s (wow, I’ve dated myself!). I was using a new translation, which I do every now and then to help me come back to the text with a fresh mind… […]