Daily Grat: Health Care

February 20, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

I had a minor procedure yesterday on my back. I’ve been going to a new dermatologist, and he suggested that I get a small cyst taken off my back. It was right in the middle of my shoulder blades….a place I couldn’t really either see or get to. He thinks it’s nothing, but it’s getting […]

Daily Grat: The Deer Shall Lie Down With the Dog

February 18, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

While surfing around on FB this morning, I stumbled on this YouTube vid: Isn’t that fun? What’s even more amazing is that there’s more where it came from. When I went to YouTube to find the original version, I stumbled on this: Which leads me to say “you get the idea.” Isn’t this great? That’s […]

Ash Wednesday

February 18, 2010.Reading time 3 minutes.

We had a wonderful start to our Lenten season tonight. We had the usual service of ashes, with scriptures and beautiful music. Tonight, I encouraged folks to see the message of Ash Wednesday being one of acknowledging our limitations. Especially when we are young, we like to imagine that we live without them. But as […]

My Fat Tuesday Meal

February 17, 2010.Reading time 4 minutes.

Before I get to my Fat Tuesday meal, which is my “Daily Grat” of the day, let me tell you a little bit about my day. Today was one of those long, but gratifying ministry days. They’re not all like today, and there are days that are pretty dull and slow, but this was a […]

The Enjoyment of Enjoyment

February 15, 2010.Reading time 10 minutes.

This “Daily Gratitude” expands on some things I said yesterday here. I’m calling today’s installment “The Enjoyment of Enjoyment.” When I was a kid, I can distinctly remember the experience of getting joy from having others play with my toys. I was not a perfect child, and I don’t mean to make myself sound more […]

My Two Girls

February 15, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

Add me to the list of Valentine’s Day haters. Charter member, here. But if I am grateful for anything on this day, I am grateful for my two girls. I love watching them together. They make a beautiful mother/daughter team. They are smart, strong and beautiful. Here are few pics through the years… […]

Santa Fe

February 14, 2010.Reading time 2 minutes.

We just got home from the quick trip to Santa Fe. I would love to write more about it, but I’m a little tired right now. Sufficed to say, a trip there is always awesome. This was our fourth, although for two of them we were headed a lot of other places in Northern New […]

The Miracle of Flight, and SW Flight 8

February 12, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m here in Santa Fe today. The Judge has a two-day family law conference here, and I tagged along…because it’s SANTA FE. (Duh…) How can you pass up a chance to come here? (We’re coming back tomorrow…) Although, it did feel strange to be leaving Dallas in the midst of the greatest snowstorm in our […]

Snow!

February 11, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

It’s not a “Snowpocalypse.” For those in the midst of that, it might seem like a Snowpockmark. But we did wake to flakes again today… I think, with snow, context is everything. They say it could be up to five inches today….which, for us, is HUGE. My guess is it still has a very good […]

The Moonlady

February 11, 2010.Reading time 4 minutes.

Had a meeting with the Moonlady today. The Moonlady being Amy Martin. Amy is the self-described “poobah” behind “EarthRhythms,” the group that puts on Dallas’ large annual “Winter Solsticelebration.” She’s also the editor of “Moonlady News,” an email group that is really one of the best sources for news and info on interesting things happening […]