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Hey, Pilgrim! I’m sorry it’s taken me two days to get back to you. We were at church Tuesday until nearly midnight, then yesterday my boss was hanging over my shoulder all day. Last night, it was back to church for a meeting with our outgoing pastor, then a study group on “Grace”. I wasContinue reading “Response to a fellow Pilgrim”

Withdrawn (I) 59.46% Outgoing (E) 40.54%Imaginative (N) 60% Realistic (S) 40%Emotional (F) 67.65% Intellectual (T) 32.35%Improvised (P) 51.35% Organized (J) 48.65% Your type is: INFP You are an Idealist, possible professions include – information-graphics designer, college professor, researcher, legal mediator, social worker, holistic health practitioner, occupational therapist, diversity manager, human resource development specialist, employment developmentContinue reading “Well, I didn’t have the time, but I did it ANYWAY!”

I see my comments on children inspired a new friend to address the same topic. Cool! He’s a great guy, from what I’ve read of him. As I follow his life (his blog is a little more informative of that than mine is of my life) I am moved, often nearly to tears, by hisContinue reading “A response of sorts”

Jeremy told a bit of his story about his first seminary experiences. That has inspired me to reflect on my own, especially as those experiences led, ultimately, to my own estrangement from my Catholic Heritage. In some ways, however, this won’t be as detailed as Jer’s. I grew up in a strongly Catholic home. MyContinue reading “My life in seminary”

Children. “Suffer the little children…” I must confess, there have been times I have wondered about that turn of phrase. Oh, I know it’s from the old King James, and therefore an older understanding of the word “suffer” must be considered. But even so, the phrase is odd to me. For nearly nine years now,Continue reading “Frumpiness”

Ah, faithful reader… if there are any! It has been a while since last I wrote. The past two weeks have been a time of contemplation, of soul-searching; of discouragement and defeat and of exhaustion. Not a time that I normally am able to create or write. My mind, during these times, pulls in onContinue reading “To ….. or NOT to….”

This morning’s drive to work was marked by the dreary overcast so common to this time of year. Gray clouds lowered over the interstate; trees hunkered down, wrapped in the not-quite-fog, their empty arms upraised in praise, or perhaps surrender. My tires hummed on the damp pavement as I struggled to find the right fit,Continue reading “Almost but not quite….”

Questions. We all have them. And most of us have numerous questions for which we have no answers… I know I’m always searching for a myriad of answers to numerous questions, complex and simple alike. But, sometimes, I wonder if I really know what the questions are. Let me rephrase that. Sometimes I don’t knowContinue reading “The answer is….”

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful… well, maybe not so fateful, actually… life. I think it’s going to be a long one, though I’ll try to keep it short. It’s the story of evolution. Or at least the evolution of one life. Mine. I was born inContinue reading “Baa Baa Black Sheep… that’s ME!”

Well, it’s been a while since I blogged last. Nearly two weeks. I’m not sure, really, why it’s been that long. The day after my last post, I left for a trip to Houston, and got back the following Tuesday. Then there was LOTS of work to get caught up on, both at the office,Continue reading “Green Acres is the place for me…. Gr…”