Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark My latest crush In my 75th year I have developed a deep admiration for yet another outstanding woman. The word “crush” means an intense… infatuation with someone.” Jan and I each have had our own people, and respect each other’s choices. Jan has a one for Mariska Hargitay, of Law …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Myth busting This year marks 10 years since I became intensely interested in the field of immigration law. At first I was a volunteer for a clinic that helped people who were brought to the United States as small children. Those people grew up here and consider themselves “Americans”. In …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Future plans My friend, Cassondra, is always open for a new adventure. She’s been this way since I have known her, which is to say that she has traveled the world – often on her own – for more than 50 years. We met when I was a student nurse …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark On giving in Nurses often have a stubborn streak when it comes to getting health care for one’s self. After all, we have a world of medical knowledge in our own brains, knowing that our years of experience have taught us a thing or two about how to treat XYZ …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark “All that you have is your soul” This is a line from a great Tracy Chapman song. She says her mom taught her this truth and she has tried to live by it since. Listening to her on You Tube and reading the comments from thousands of listeners it’s clear …
Today’s blog A rock person From Richard Rohr’s meditation this morning comes this, “In my hands is a scripture, a stone crying out. I recall that it was a mere two thousand years ago that Jesus said, “If the people are silent, the stones will cry out” [Luke 19:40].” This simple phrase was written by …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Seventy-six degrees? It’s a beautiful morning, with sunshine and 51 degrees already. The temperature is supposed to go up to 76 degrees today. That is Spring weather in my book, but we’re barely at the beginning of March. A couple of weeks ago I went to a Celtic Spirituality workshop …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Today’s webinar One of my responsibilities as an immigration worker, an “Accredited Representative” certified by the Department of Homeland Security to work on immigration cases, is to stay as current as possible with immigration regulations. Today is the first-of-the-year webinar about what it costs to apply for immigration benefits. Fees …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark An octopus’s life There is a company out there that produces complicated wood jigsaw puzzles featuring animals. Jan recently finished a tough one of a dog that she labored over for a few days. My grandsons have also been recipients of these “going out of business” sale gems. While I …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Me and the Rona The line on the test strip was so faint that I was sure I wasn’t testing positive. Jan turned on her iPhone flashlight and shined it on the spot where, yes indeed, there was a faint pink line. I spent the next hour saying with some …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Musical mélange Jan is a wizard at finding gems of songs, sung by the best artists, some more famous than others. Last year she discovered Malakai Bayoh, a teen from London who sings like an angel. There’s even a couple of words to describe his ability to sing in the …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark On optimism Today’s Word Daily is “Pangloss”. It means a person who remains optimistic despite any circumstances occurring in life. Just the other day I was doing some informal coaching with a friend. We were tackling a difficult issue. After some conversation she told me that I always tend to …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark My haptic grandson “Haptic – related to the sense of touch especially as regards the perception and manipulation of objects using the sense of touch.” Word Daily. Xander, my youngest grandson, represents this adjective perfectly, and has since he was able to hold an object in each hand. As he …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark The tax man cometh It’s only February 20 but I’m anxious about getting our taxes done and knowing how much we will owe. The good old days of getting money back are gone for Jan and me. 2023 was the year that the man who has done Jan’s taxes forever …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Spirit led Yesterday was a different sort of day. I spent it in two rooms of a Congregational Church in my old stomping grounds of Webster Groves. I always feel nostalgic when I drive through Webster, near where I lived for years and raised my children. I found the church …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Shambolic I haven’t seen this word in a very long time. It means chaotic, disorganized or mismanaged. I encountered a shambolic situation this morning and it’s only 0520. Rose asked to borrow a pencil sharpener and I assured her that there is one in my desk drawer. I love my …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark What to write? This morning I want to write but a lot of my preferred topic is off limits. I can only say that it has been an emotional rollercoaster for me since I got back from New Jersey and my visit with the Momoh family. They were gracious as …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark My travel companion One of the luxuries I allow myself is to have a subscription to Syrius radio in my car. It has meant countless hours of entertainment during road trips, and an early morning snapshot of what’s happening in the world on my way to work. For the longest …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Cupido In Latin, Cupido is the name of that chubby little guy who got a bow and arrow set for his birthday. Tomorrow is Cupid’s big day and he will be firing love arrows into as many hearts as he can reach. His Mom is the goddess of love, Venus, …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Sublunary Today’s word means, “Belonging to this world as contrasted with a better or more spiritual one.” This grabbed my attention as something to write about as I look out on an absolutely clear sky with dawn just beginning. There are a couple of great things to do today, starting …
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