For a while, dear friends, I have been both busy and unwell, and as a result I now have no more articles ready to publish. Therefore I am taking an unanticipated blogging break while resting and recuperating. Fortunately I can read, think, and write while resting, and articles in progress include: Some Reasons to Study Shakespeare […]
Life
Noticing Miracles
Life is full of miracles, but we so seldom see them. Especially when daily details discourage us, dragging our eyes downward, or pain stuns us, blinding us to blessings. Yes, it is so easy to focus on everything but the good gifts God gives us, on the irritating, the mundane, the horrifying, or even the […]
Just a Glass of Water, and a Smile
Recently, during an exceedingly difficult afternoon, a stranger kindly asked me if I needed anything. A glass of water, perhaps? I hadn’t realized I was thirsty, but he had. He saw the need for water—and the need for encouragement—and provided both. Just a simple glass of water. Just an encouraging, compassionate smile. But it added […]