Sherry | January 31, 2007
You might have seen this but I thought it was good enough to post. We could all use a good dose of positivity now and then. There once was a woman who woke up one morning, Looked in the mirror, And noticed she had only three hairs on her head. “Well,” she said, “I think [...]
Sherry | January 29, 2007
I wrote this for the February issue of the regional Friends newsletter that I edit—NWYM Connection. If it was inkworthy, I figure I might as well publish it here as well. —– How are you doing on your new year’s resolutions? A recent survey showed that of the 45 percent who make resolutions, only 8 [...]
Sherry | January 27, 2007
Since our tandem mishap last April, walking short distances is the closest I’ve come to any kind of workout routine. Up till then I was a fairly faithful user of the treadmill. Some people long to be outdoors, especially on days like yesterday, when God teases us with a hint of spring in the [...]
Sherry | January 21, 2007
Just before Mauri left for the coast for three weeks we ordered a new Pentax SLR digital camera. After the first retreat he came home for a day and was happy to discover its delivery. He took it back to the coast to begin learning how to use it, and here are some of the [...]
Sherry | January 16, 2007
It amounted to 3.5 inches but required no shoveling. Still, I shoveled the driveway just to remind myself how nice it is to live in a place where snow is rare. Then I pulled my four-wheel-drive jeep out of the garage and drove one whole block to work. How sweet it is!
Sherry | January 12, 2007
I have two treats for you! First, a picture I chose from a Macy family photo album. You see four of the five “Amazing Macys,” a name they kiddingly dubbed themselves. The kids would often sing at concerts given by Mauri and Margaret-Rose. Their young voices are forever archived in a recording titled “Affirmations.” Now [...]
Sherry | January 5, 2007
In 1969, God started blessing Paul and me with children. Three, eventually. All those years of raising them, I took for granted the many opportunities we had to see all of them in the same room at the same time. These days it’s a rare occurrence. And I know better than to take it for [...]