Category: blogging101

  • Epiphany

    Epiphany

    Epiphany, with a capital “E”, is celebrated on January 6th and is the festival commemorating Christ’s coming into the world for all people through the homage paid by the Magi. It can also mean (when spelled with a small “e”) a sudden insight or perception into the essential meaning of something usually triggered by the…

  • Blogging 101- New ideas amidst the old

    Blogging 101- New ideas amidst the old

    Even though I’ve had this blog for a while now, I’ve yet to complete a blogging 101 course with WordPress.com. Something has always come up in the past; either work or family situations take the focus away from completing the assignments. Well, it’s a new year and with a new year, the resolution to have a…

  • Watchwords

    Watchwords

    Every year our church participates in the Moravian tradition of pulling watchwords. If you don’t know what a watchword is, it is a motto or slogan (in our case a Bible verse) that is supposed to lead you throughout the year. Sometimes, it seems to make no sense at all what you pull out of…

  • On death and dying

    “Never seen a hearse with a trailer hitch.” –Kristian Bush “Trailer Hitch”

  • Architecture

    Well, I’m very late with a number of posts this month so I’m trying to get caught up. Here is a photo of Martin Towers, former headquarters of Bethlehem Steel and now abandoned. In my mind, it stands as a reminder of greed (management and union). Had both sides been willing to adopt sustainable development…

  • The Golden Key

    The Golden Key

    What would you do with a golden key that opened a whole new world to you but to which you really weren’t supposed to have access? Would you keep it secret that you had it? Would you use it? Would it scare you? Would you get rid of it? I think how one responds to…

  • Color Pop

    Oscar sports his pop of color with his lime green collar. He was dropped off in our church with a sign on his crate reading “please don’t take to a kill shelter”. He has a forever home with us instead.

  • Mystery

    What is it? It’s a mystery! Or not… What does it mean to you?

  • Warmth

  • The Natural World

    A volunteer butterfly bush outside our backdoor.