Don’t be shy about asking for peanuts

Some people have never known a stranger.  They can talk to anyone at any time and not think anything of it.  Others possess more reticence, but overall don’t find it difficult to speak with people.  Then there are folks like me who must work to overcome a very shy...

Celebrate Green!

March brings with it a focus on the color green.  Green is not one of my favorite colors except in nature.  I think my dislike of it started when I was first married and we had hand-me-down green furniture, green carpet, green curtains, green this and green that until...

All Stitched Up

May 20, 2016 There are so many days that I sit down to pray and find myself getting distracted.  My mind wanders all over the place, and I have trouble focusing.  The things I find to help one day may not help the next.  One of my constant pleas to the Lord is to keep...

Potatoes, Anyone?

One of the first entries on a list of my favorite foods would be, “Potatoes!”  Baked, mashed, fried – the list could go on and on.  There aren’t very many ways that I won’t eat potatoes unless they are combined with some ingredient (like mushrooms) that I don’t care...

Worth the Wait

  Anticipation.  Waiting for something to happen.  Hoping that things will work out the way we want them to.  I had been in a state of anticipation since early December, waiting until the day I turned 62.   Those who read my column realize that I love puns...