Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Work week’s end Now that I’m back in the workforce, Friday takes on a certain significance. It’s a day to be productive and it’s also a day to put the finishing touches on a week’s worth of busyness. Today I have a long list of intake calls to make. Depending …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Oh happy day! Yesterday started as a brilliant Spring morning. I left home earlier than usual because I had an 8AM appointment downtown at the Spruce Street office of US Citizenship and Immigration Services. I knew, based on what I know about my client, that the appointment would have a …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Whose Will is it? Some months ago, Reverend Jan sent me a little book written by a Unity minister, Jim Rosemergy. It is called “Gatherings of the Few”. In it, he writes about the power of a few believers to effect change in the world. It is an invitation to …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark 0326 I learned how to use military time in nursing school. That was back in the day when the night shift documented in red ink. Anyway, here I am at this odd time to be awake. Our air conditioner has been on the fritz and it is too warm in …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Happy heart This last weekend was a musical treat. Anytime I hear good music I am transported beyond my worries, outside of any anxieties, and generally led to a soul-fest of pure joy. The good feelings last well into the next few days and I am more open to those …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark A weekend interlude As if a jazz orchestra concert on Friday wasn’t enough, there was another wonderful offering at church yesterday afternoon. We have had plans to host the Saint Alphonsus “Rock” Gospel Choir for some months now and the day finally came. The performers arrived, around 20 people, and …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark All jazzed up At first I decided not to go out again since I had been at work longer than usual, and Mollie was an extra dose of lonely. When she gets that way she follows me everywhere, bathroom included, and stays as close as she can without being on …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Hoka (Warning. This is a blog about nothing much…) Hoka. What an odd name for a shoe brand. All I know is on the many occasions when Jan has been in the hospital I noticed that a fair share of the nurses were wearing shoes with a “HOKA” logo on …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark “Legacy” Another book that I can hardly put down has just made its way to my home. Some months ago, on NPR-the- Mothership, its author was being interviewed. It was definitely a driveway moment kind of session. I probably sat in my garage for 15 minutes listening carefully to every …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Getting organized It’s day 9 since Jan packed her car and headed for Florida. It’s also very early in the morning. My eyes opened for good at 0400 and here I am, wondering what to write about. Since Jan is not here to keep our house running smoothly I am …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark The Promise This morning my house is minus one resident. Jan is on her way to Naples, Florida, for a nice get-away. I celebrate the fact that she can do this. Not too far in the past she would not have been able to venture out solo because her health …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Precious out of town company Late last year I got an email invitation from my intrepid friend, Cassondra. All the way from where she lives in New York City, she proposed a small adventure. Keep in mind that my usual invitations from her are to join her for a trip …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Epicurean Word Daily sent me one today that I have used a lot in referring to what I call “epicurean episode”. That is an experience involving the admiration and ingestion of fine food and drink. In 74 years I have certainly been blessed by the privilege of dining out and …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Creepy but fascinating Today’s blog is entirely based on an NPR report heard on my car radio on my way home from work yesterday. Now that I don’t have Sirius XM anymore, I can’t predict which of the MSNBC anchors will be talking at me when I turn on the …
03/29/2024 Lynn Murphy Mark Approaching the end of Holy Week I wonder what kind of Christian I am. The whole week has slipped by without much notice. Except first thing in the morning, when I start my day with Richard Rohr’s meditations. Every day this week he reminded me that the love of God shone …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark The disconnect Tracy Chapman wrote a cute song about God and Jesus. Here are a few lines from the lyrics: “My God is good in the kitchen Make a good meal from bread and fishes… Don’t covet steal kill or lie My God’s got a lot of rules…. My God …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark It’s all precious There is a line from Mary Oliver’s poem, The Summer Day. It goes like this: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one precious and wild life?” I posted this on the window of my little nurse’s office at Ortiz Middle …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Eustress “A moderate or normal amount of stress, interpreted as being beneficial.” (Word Daily). I understand completely. As a bit of a procrastinator, when a deadline approaches I get busy. There’s something about the pressure/stress of time toward zero hour running out. I can dust off my “get ‘er done” …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Writing With the Psalms First of all, Happy St. Paddy’s day. As a Murphy, I can claim my Irish heritage and I don’t have to wear green. It’s church for me this morning, and I am the prayer chaplain, so wearing my bright green long sleeve T-shirt with “MURPHY” emblazoned …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Getting real This past week has been a series of spiritual epiphanies, starting with my prayer chaplain meeting on Monday evening. Every morning has also brought a gift from Richard Rohr’s meditations, beginning with this statement on Sunday, March 10: “When we live inside the Really Real, we live in …
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