by Ellie | Apr 13, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
I AM MARRIED TO TWO HUSBANDS. The first is Jim-Bob. He jokes and joshes, but mostly in a land of thick fog, feeling his way across the landscape, sometimes bumping into things and people. A bleak and sometimes cheerless outlook, though many friends hover over him with...
by Ellie | Mar 29, 2018 | blog
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO SURGERY. Husband Jim might have died, had he not had a blood test for low testosterone. Low energy. Couldn’t climb hills. Can’t remember anything. Then friend Anita hands me a blurb about the connection between memory loss and...
by Ellie | Mar 16, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
I just finished reading a book about the Christian Story that brought Reality into sharp focus. Here’s a quote that grabbed me: Have you ever noticed that certain types of experiences provoke a profound flow of emotion,…and you weep or cheer or are so filled with...
by Ellie | Jan 26, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
Quotes are fun—both serious and humorous. Here are some of my favorites. INSULTS: The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, “If you were my husband I’d poison your tea.” He said, “If you were my wife, I’d drink...
by Ellie | Jan 12, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
I RECENTLY HIT ON A MOTHER LODE OF ODD QUOTES—some rich, some funny. Here’s a smattering: An Old Irish Saying: Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steal. He who sings prays twice. ~St. Augustine ...
by Ellie | Dec 29, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
GIVING BIRTH IS A PAIN. Some of you know what I’m talking about. My first labor, six days of it, allows me to speak with some authority. Mary underwent her pain in grungy digs, but women have given birth in far worse places. A week later, however, Simeon—the old man...
