Pillar of Salt

What are we becoming?  A modern day Sodom and Gomorrah?  Compare Genesis 18 and 19: So the Lord told Abraham, “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. 21 I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.” And then, in Genesis 19, the three men who had previously visited Abraham went to see Lot in Sodom.  The villagers were so crazy with lust for these men that they tried to break down the door and harm Lot who … Continue reading Pillar of Salt

A Call to Serve…And a Doggy Update

Me? Make a decision? The powers-that-be who presented me with a jury summons obviously don’t know the first thing about my strange decision-making processes. Today, for example, instead of deciding what to wear, I just wore the t-shirt I slept in and pulled on a pair of knit pants with lovely discolorations from a bad tumble with bleach. I also impulsively called the groomer this morning because I suddenly realized I could no longer see my little dog’s puppy eyes underneath all the fur. I make disorganized decisions that often have no bearing on logic but I make them because … Continue reading A Call to Serve…And a Doggy Update

My doggy’s end is near

My dear sweet Doggy Boy, What am I going to do with you? Do you feel the pain that fills my heart when I look at you this moment? I watched you try to find a comfortable spot on the old blanket at my feet. I cringed to hear your moans as you flopped onto your side. It’s getting harder and harder for you to stand up once you are down. Sometimes we have to help you up, and that makes you mad. I know, sweetie. That would make me, mad, too. You have a sore on your foot because … Continue reading My doggy’s end is near