July 27, 2024

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Cousins, Conversation and “Concepts”

Yesterday we six Slifer women of either sister/first-cousin relationship gathered for the day to converse and catch up. There were two themes we came back to at points as we shared and reminisced on memories of past generations: 1. We all seemed to agree that as we get older, there are new or different questions we wish we could still ask of the older generations that we did not ask as much when we were younger and had opportunity. 2....

I Trust Him, I Trust Him Not, I Trust Him…

For who hopes for that which he already sees? I want to see my grandchildren, but it is not yet possible. I want to visit my son, but it is not yet possible.I want my sons to visit me, but it is not yet possible. I want a variety of relationships deeply restored and built, but it is not yet possible. I want to pay my bills, but it is not yet possible. I want this awful poison ivy to...

Of Elephants, Eggshells and Emperors

Silence. Appeasement. War and Worship. When there is the proverbial “elephant in the room” people may maintain a kind of silence, if not outright denial. “Shhh…don’t mention that elephant.” “What elephant?? I don’t see any elephant.”When there is the proverbial “walking on eggshells” people are very, very careful what they say. There is an appeasement to some “elephant-of-a-god” hanging over the particular space, or relationship. I wonder, why eggshells? Why isn’t it glass that is being carefully tip-toed over? I...