Voice. Listen with intent. Speak simply.

  • “An Open Letter to Baptist Women in Ministry” – A Response

    I love TV shows and movies that depict an older woman blazing a  trail, and then mentoring a younger woman who it seems is destined to follow a similar path. As my generation faces retirement and senior adulthood, passing the proverbial baton becomes all important. This ritual is an age-old Process.  With it seems to…

  • Aging

    “I’m NOT looking for a new job!” I declared as I tossed an un-revised copy of my resume on Gerry Robinson’s desk. “I’m quite happy where I am! The only reason I am here is because this IS where my church membership is, and you just happen to have an open staff position that fits…

  • ELEPHANT

    ELEPHANT

    Many folks have asked us, since we retired, how in the world we stayed in the local church ministry so long (45+ years).  It all goes back to a decision we made after our second“crash and burn” experience in just over 6 years of full time ministry.  We were young, with a still very sick…

  • Moving Day

    Ten years ago, I was blithely ignorant. About my future. About people with disabilities. About the hidden benefits that came with my teaching position. About Parkinson’s disease. Unaware of the dramatic turn that was about to take place in my existence. Ten years ago, a doctor asked innocuously about the slight tremor in my right…

  • Joy vs. Murphy

    I’m fairly certain that the proverbial Murphy must have lived back during the time of the Egyptian plagues. You know – that guy who said something about bad things always happening at the worst possible time and in the worst possible way.  Well, that guy — the one they call “Murphy” – is the new…

  • Comfort

    I love the word, “Comfort.” I love being comfortable. And I am fascinated by the many guises it takes. It can come in the form of a first cup of coffee or hot tea, early in the quiet of the morning, before the rest of the world is awake. I sit in my easy chair,…