Bits of Being

thoughts on life, faith, family….and, yes, just learning to "be"

  • Election 2024

    Post Views = 52Today I vote for the poor. I vote for the prisoners. I vote for those who have been treated unfairly. I vote for kindness. I vote for justice. I vote for goodness. I vote for those who don’t have a voice. I vote for peace. I vote for the good of the…

  • Lament By The Sea

    Post Views = 272I walk to the shoreline.Heavy weights propel me forward.I am sinking.Yet I feel the rhythm and the reassurance of monotony.And I lift my eyes to take in Eternity. (Pause) I’m here at the edge, in my mess.It’s tempting to step back to where I can’t get wet,But the One who is All-Vulnerable draws…

  • Book Review: American Prophet

    Post Views = 834by Jeff Fulmer Jeff Fulmer opens this book with a quote from 1 Corinthians 13:2 ~ “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” This is Fulmer’s…

  • Easter Meditation 2024

    Post Views = 694We said, “Thank God I am not like that sinner.”But God said, “That sinner is closer to Me right now than you.” We said, “Society needs law and order.” But God said, “Society needs love and grace.” We said, “My beliefs are the right beliefs.”  But God said, “That Samaritan with his unorthodox beliefs,…

  • Easter Recipes

    Post Views = 494Easter is less than a week away, and I am looking forward to the celebration, especially having my three daughters, 2 sons-in-law, and 4 grandchildren gathered around my dining room table. It’s always a noisy, glorious time when we’re together. The conversations, the laughter, the colors, and the food shared are all…

  • Mothering

    Post Views = 442My daughter’s child, climbing on the armchair,balancing and flipping, then settling downto read Blueberries For Sal, unawareof the echoes from the past. Her nightgownappears by the bed, “Mom, I’m scared,” she’d gloomand climb under the covers. My patienceebbing, I’d send her back to her dark room – but she understands, gives reassurance.Snuggling in close, she…

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