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What You Have Left
33. What You Have Left Today in a notebook I’ve created titled “Nuggets,” I read once again the story about Itzhak Perlman. This famous violinist had polio as a child and in his concerts walked onto the stage with his legs in braces and…
Sniveling
32. Sniveling I don’t know if sniveling is a real word or not. But when I get in a complaining place, or a whining place, or a poor-me place, that’s what I tell myself: “Ann—quit sniveling.” Sometimes when I have that kind of a…
One Gem Is Enough
31. One gem is enough This is something I learned when I was in highschool and it has simply transferred to many other things. I started piano lessons when I was in third grade and I progressed quickly because I was a good sight…
Don’t Worry
30. Don’t Worry – July 18 It’s not easy to not worry but some years ago I wrote a very short song and the words went like this: I am held in prayer time, Circled round by love. God’s words are clear, Speak to…
Be Still
29. Be Still I recently saw an advertisement for a pendant. The quote on it was attributed to Thich Nhat Hanh and it said, “Be still and know.” Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God.” This Buddhist monk from Vietnam…
Trapped in a Box
28. Trapped in a box A friend of mine, Will Albertus, is a pastoral counselor and is also a woodworker. One time he gave me a gift that he created after seeing a similar cartoon. You’ll have to try to visualize it. It’s the…
The Fuzzy Line of Reality
27. The Fuzzy Line of Reality Today I want to tell a story about my puppet Josa. When I participated in Clown Ministry I got this brown, sea otter, who I named Josa, and consequently I had numerous adventures with her. This is one…
Prayer and Time
26. Prayer and Time When I went into Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for a second surgery, I had asked my children to pray and to imagine me wrapped in a yellow blanket. My youngest daughter asked what time my surgery was and I told…
I Can Unlearn
25. I Can Unlearn I have discovered that I can unlearn things. There are brand new things you learn that are like light bulbs suddenly lighting and you say “A-ha!” And there is also an “A-ha!” effect when something you thought you had learned…
Saying Grace
24. Saying Grace Years ago when my grandson Zack was four, I went with him and his mother, Dara, and their dog, Holly, on a tent camping vacation together. During our stay in Boone, North Carolina, old friends John and Betty Johannaber drove up…
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Daybook of Personal Faith
Mama and Me
