Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Big day on the horizon When we moved to Saint Louis in 2018, we belonged to Unity of Naples, in Florida. I joined in 2012 and began serious study of Unity principles and practices. Our minister for most of our time there remains a good friend. She is a woman …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Indirect victim Today’s writing is about a flaw in an immigration regulation that adversely affects one of my clients. It’s not the first time that the convoluted immigration laws have done so, and we who work in this field are forever consulting colleagues with “How did you deal with this?” …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark In Africa The word from Africa is, not much yet. Two boys met their cousins, Tife and Bibire. They met their ageless great grandmother, their grandfather, an aunt and some uncles. So far we’ve gotten two pictures, each one in the Abuja, Nigeria, airport. In each picture Xander is tucked …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Which is it? “Jesus said to his followers, “The time is coming when I won’t be physically with you anymore. You need to know how to follow me, know my suffering, comfort me, and be with me. I live with you and among you in the presence of the poor …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Out of Africa Last night I spoke to Jackie. She and Momoh and Cameron and Xander were lounging in comfort in an airline passenger lounge that featured plenty of snacks, and a television for the boys to watch. Xander was having his usual battle with a dinosaur in each hand …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark One for the good guy! The 1970’s and 1980’s were turbulent decades for the island nation of Haiti. Before these decades, in 1957, Papa Doc Duvalier ran as an advocate for Haiti’s poor and won the presidency. Before long he had declared himself president for life. To protect that declaration …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Re-entry Whew! Twelve days away from home and I returned to kind of a complicated mess. Isn’t that the price one pays for leaving regular life behind for a time? On Thursday afternoon as I settled in to my hotel room in Oklahoma City, Jan called to tell me that …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark What’s cooking? There is a new requirement for living in our condo: we both have to be vigilant about our food intake. My plan is for my overall health. Jan now has a new challenge: she may be an insulin dependent diabetic. For reasons unclear to us, recent lab tests …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Reflections Back home, at my desk with its familiar view, with Mollie dog close by, I have left New Mexico behind. With that said I know that there is a place in my mind where I can always visit and remember the wide views of pinon studded landscape, ringed by …
Today’s blog, late edition Lynn Murphy Mark Such beauty About four hours ago I left the Land of Enchantment and entered the Texass portion of Highway 40. It seems like only yesterday when I was headed to Santa Fe, and crossed the border loudly calling out my happy happy joy joy at being in New …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Independence day This morning I woke up to this poem, sent by Katie: SHE. On the tip of her tongue. My religion is other women. This isn’t tongue in cheek. My religion congregates around a fire, in a cramped room we booked to talk, in an idling car for way …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark 1949 was a good year Last night we went to a local brewery/restaurant for dinner and entertainment. Entertainment consisted of a country western icon here in the Southwest – Texas and New Mexico anyway. Sheila and Barrett both knew of the performer, an elderly man named Bill Hearne. When I …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Brain perks By “perks” I mean the sound that an old fashioned coffee pot makes when it is bubbling water into coffee. That’s how my brain is this morning. Little bubbles of thoughts, random and unconnected, are popping for my consideration. I want to write a blog this morning. Last …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Just do it I have stolen Nike’s famous tag because it applies to what transpired yesterday. I have a story to tell about finding someone precious from my past, and then losing him just as quickly. A few weeks ago, Rose gave me a name and number for a person …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Kindred souls Yesterday was my first full day in Santa Fe and it did not disappoint. I was up bright and early and had two delightful cups of Newman’s Own dark roast coffee. Nothing like a kick of caffeine to get things started! As though I was at home, I …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Trying again Good morning, Amarillo! It’s 0500 and I’m wide awake drinking bad hotel coffee. Pretty soon I will have a quick breakfast and then point myself towards the New Mexico border, a mere 100 miles away. I expect to be in Santa Fe, at Sheila and Barrett’s house by …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Transitions In my Unity faith, the word, “transition”, is used to mark the time when a soul leaves the earth and moves on to the next stage. To me, the next stage is a time when the energy that made me who I am joins the eternal love energy of …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Birds of a feather I have a Facebook friend who owns, or is owned by, a cockatiel named Cookie. Cookie is a frequent visitor to Jim’s page and presumably has a front and center life in his home. He appears to be cuddly as evidenced by him sitting on Jim’s arm …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Me and my shadow Every Sunday I look forward to opening Richard Rohr’s meditation because it headlines what the theme will be for the week. It often fits in with an issue that is on my mind, and this week is no exception. This week is devoted to meditations about …
Today’s blog Lynn Murphy Mark Abba This word appears in the New Testament three times. My dictionary app defines it as follows: “An Aramaic word for father, used by Jesus and Paul to address God in a relation of personal intimacy.” It is also a title of reverence granted to patriarchs in some Middle Eastern …
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