Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark It’s December what??? Since it was January 2023 just a few days ago, I am wondering what happened to February through November? Am I the only person who is astonished that December is here and only 31 days separate us from 2024? 2023 has been an interesting year. I have …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark The priesthood of all believers “ If I am a child of God, a sister-in-Christ, and belong with all of you to the priesthood of all believers, then my job is to love, not hate, to be creative, not destructive, to follow Christ’s cross. This is the lesson of the great …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Halfway house After a good travel day yesterday I am grateful. Everything ran on time, my seat mates were friendly, the crowds were manageable, and TSA pre-check is the best gift of all. The line to be checked in there was not very long, while the “regular” check in lines …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Lesson learned I was awake at 4:45 this morning, so up I got and bumbled my way to the kitchen to start a pot of coffee. My day does not begin in earnest until caffeine soaks into the little brain crevices in my head. I have a busy day ahead …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Back to real life I have one more full day on Siesta Key. This has been perhaps the most relaxing vacation in a long time. Just Jan and me, hanging out together for a week with no real distractions, has been such a pleasure. We were certainly not busy travelers …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark That season has arrived Thanksgiving 2023 is behind us. Christmas day is in precisely one month from today. Christmas wreaths are hanging on light poles in hundreds of towns, mine included. Black Friday sales happen all week long. Christmas-related movies are playing on the tee and vee, with “It’s a …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Anfractuous This is the gift from Word Daily for this day before Thanksgiving. It is an adjective meaning “Characterized by windings and turnings”. It caught my eye and my mind as I learned how to pronounce it and read about its origin: from Late Latin anfractus, a digression, literally a …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Halftime All this week Richard Rohr’s meditations have been about people living in the second half of life. At 74, I am past halftime and in the third or fourth quarter of my life. That used to bother me, when I first considered that I have more time behind me …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Sacrificing for safety Most of yesterday afternoon was spent in the Robert Young Federal Building where US Immigration services takes up a corner of the second floor. I was there to accompany a client from Iraq who is petitioning for citizenship. I knew going in that his chances were slim …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Reparations Yesterday being a holiday, Jan and I decided to go out for lunch. We went to our neighborhood First Watch restaurant. The way we were seated, I had my back to the room and Jan had full view of the other diners. It was close to noon, so the …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Another road trip! One of the things that Jan and I have in common is that we both like to travel inside and outside of the United States. We have taken two river boat excursions in Europe, cruises to Canada and Mexico, road trips to Santa Fe and Florida, and …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Mnemonic Word Daily does it again. Mnemonic has to do with memory – something aiding or designed to aid the process of remembering. Well, it is that time of year when my memory completely fails me. It actually happens twice a year when our time is adjusted arbitrarily and we …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark What a day! Yesterday was a great day. It was all about Unity stuff, meals with friends, an accumulation of almost 7,000 steps, and topped off by a performance that had me laughing until I coughed. At the end of the day we met a person who, out of the …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Autumn treasures There’s a tree in Kirkwood, Missouri, that is a glorious tribute to Fall. I see it this time of year each time I have cause to drive along Clay Avenue on my way to Rose’s house, or to First Watch, or to Spiritual Direction with Mary. I even …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark A blank slate Today is a blog day, only my lava lamp mind has not floated a good topic into my conscious awareness. I could write about the tragic mess in the Middle East. I could write about politics and the fact that neither my Senators nor my Representative are …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Kairos time “Kairos” is an ancient Greek word meaning the right, critical, or opportune moment. Then there’s “chronos”, the Greek word for time that passes moment by moment. As I understand it, Kairos is an epiphany that happens while chronos ticks along. This little discussion started after a blog I …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark What now? My first effort this morning was to write about the Republican’t party and their troubles in both the House and the Senate. As a result of their confused and confusing state, the House can’t get anything done, and one Senator is holding up confirmed appointments in our Armed …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark That drawer Just about everyone has at least one space that used to be a empty drawer. It’s usually in a spot accessible to all, and seemingly overnight it becomes…the junk drawer. It might have started out as the ziploc bag repository, with its various boxes tucked neatly in a …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Times past As I was checking Facebook this morning I noticed that I had a message from the daughter of a friend of mine. The message was a photo of my friend and me when we were hospice nurses at St. Joseph’s Health Center in St. Charles. We are arm …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Can it be so? As evidenced by the date at the top of the page, we are starting our journey into October. Halloween stuff has been on display since before school started back up, reminding us to buy loads of candy – even if we never get trick or treaters. …
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