Ponderings

Have you ever been caught off guard by laughter? Last night, when I wanted to relax, I pulled out a DVD of the old Carol Burnett Show and soon found myself laughing so hard I was almost crying. I had seen all the skits before

This morning has started slowly, but I need to pick up the pace. Perhaps it’s that I’m looking out at a heavy, overcast sky. The clouds make the world outside look more abstract and less defined. So, as I look at the haze outside, I’ve

I came across a quote recently that sounded rather profound at first glance: “The reason people fail is because they try to succeed. If you never try to succeed, you can never fail at succeeding. Let that sink in.” Well, I let it sink in.

Growing up, I enjoyed C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia for the adventure. I didn’t realize until I was older that the novels had a Christian connection. Then I found his other books. My favorite is (probably) Mere Christianity, but he wrote many more.

Some books have famous first sentences. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” “In the beginning, God created…” “Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”

This morning, while reading and pondering this meditation, I turned on the television and happened upon about ten minutes of Leave It to Beaver. That was about eight minutes too long. Let’s just say that those ten minutes haven’t exactly aged well. The boys were

So far, this day has begun with me doing just about anything to avoid doing the one thing. I’ve sat down several times to ponder and type, and each time something else has suddenly become very important. The clothes in the dryer from yesterday. The

I have created a “monster.” That’s a monster with a small “m.” Not a major monster. Last week, when Tori visited her “cousin,” she had fun going over to the toy basket and randomly pulling out toys. So, my sister-in-law sent me home with Tori’s

“I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” —attributed to Thomas Edison I don’t think I could’ve invented the lightbulb, even if given 10,000 opportunities to fail. But I know failure. You might say we’re on a first-name basis (but never friends!).