There was a death yesterday at the Ranch, a small one. The baby chicken Ashley was caring for so lovingly, who seemed to be doing so well, just (as my grandmother would have said) up and died. Naturally most of the Ranchers had invested heavily in little Prancer’s struggle to live, stopping by Ashley’s office…
Moving forward
Somebody please tell me where October and November went? I checked out on 10/19 and got over the anesthetic about 36 hours ago, it seems. The world went on, and apparently I had conversations I recall nothing of, and am delighted to hear I have agreed to a date at the opera in Houston next year! So,…
Wondering, conclusion
Jamaica 4 Sunday, September 4 2012 I am awake at 4:00 and shower in the upstairs bathroom. We don’t need to be up until 6:30 today and we are aware of this fact, but still people begin rising in anticipation of our last day in Kingston around 5:00. The plan for the day is to clean up the large chapel…
Wondering Part I
“Ideas lead to idols. Only wonder leads to knowing.” St. Gregory of Nyssa Today is the Memorial of the Guardian Angels. In Jamaica we met a whole host of them. True to our idea of angels, they are clad all in white. The resemblance stops there, however, as they tend to be small in stature,…