by sworel | Feb 23, 2025 | 2025, Musings
As I grew up in my first church, I heard a lot about a group of people known as the “shut ins.” These were usually older folks who had health issues and just couldn’t get out and about. But recently I have been thinking about folks who are “shut down.” Although some...
by sworel | Feb 16, 2025 | 2025, Musings
Recently, I have been planning another trip to Alaska. (Yes, it is one of my absolute favorite places on earth!) And when I think about those steely grey mountains and deep blue waters, I also think about those magnificent birds, the bald eagles. Those sea eagles are...
by sworel | Feb 9, 2025 | 2025, Musings
I love stories about the royal family and one of their most prized character qualities is timeliness. They are known to arrive and depart from all appointments and events on time. But apparently there was one glaring exception to that rule. It happened on January 27,...
by sworel | Feb 2, 2025 | 2025, Musings
Let me share some interesting thoughts about languages. Did you know that the Scots have 421 different Scottish Gaelic snow-related words? The school kids only need to know one: “Tomorrow is a Snow Day!” The country with the most official languages is Zimbabwe. They...
by sworel | Jan 26, 2025 | 2025, Musings
Did you know that parents in Iceland must select their babies’ names from a government-approved list of 1712 boy and 1853 girl names? Well, according to Uncle John’s Awesome Bathroom Reader, they do. In that same tome, I was fascinated to read about three Native...
by sworel | Jan 12, 2025 | Musings
So often, the default answer to “How are you doing?” is “Busy” or maybe even “Crazy, crazy busy.” As Kyle Idleman in his book The End of Me says, “We establish our pecking order based on how little margin there is in our lives.” (Now, that is really sad, but true!)...
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