Laughter as Medicine

Posted by on February 21, 2012 with 2 Comments

So it’s clear that at least two people read my last post—my cousin Judy and one of my brothers. Judy’s written response: “Oh my goodness!  Whatever type of 12-step program you initiate for all of those issues—I’m in!  EVERY ONE OF THEM—been there!  That is, if I can make the time. Made me laugh!” My brother’s phoned response: “I read your blog. Oh, my! What were you thinking? It was so …I don’t know…just so depressing! I don’t even know

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I Hear Tell…

Posted by on February 14, 2012 with 0 Comments

Paul’s comment in Romans 7:15 is often my lament: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.”  Or in a folksier version, there’s Randy Travis’s: “I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions….” Food. Speaking kindly. Using time wisely. Caring for others. Using time wisely. Studying the Bible. Using time wisely. Praying. I never seem to have a good balance and

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Whose plan?

Posted by on January 31, 2012 with 2 Comments

I had a plan, and Steve interfered—or at least it seemed to be Steve. He suggested we go to “Maggie’s Auctions” and see what they did there on Monday nights. We’d passed the place many times when picking Tina up for church, just a few blocks away.  Grudgingly, I agreed. Unusual for me, I’d actually planned my dinner menu and was looking forward to the chicken and homemade noodles. Of course they could wait a day with no problem, for

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Sorry

Posted by on January 16, 2012 with 0 Comments

I have a friend who has no memory of a father and a vague memory of her mother. She grew up “in the system” and family love is foreign to her. She says “I don’t do Christmas,” but she is entranced by the decorated trees, lights, and Christmas music. She doesn’t want to be around families at Christmas, she says, because she’s “uncomfortable.” I think that’s code for being miserable about what she’s missed out on. Her primary word is

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The Heart of a Child

Posted by on January 15, 2012 with 1 Comment

Bread of Life Cafe is the best ministry our church sponsors. Every Wednesday night we feed anyone who wishes to join us. We get people who are clearly homeless and we get those who eat at Olive Garden and similar restaurants other nights of the week. Some weeks we feed more than attend our worship time on Sunday mornings, sometimes fewer. We hope we draw people with more than delicious food. We also offer friendship, conversation, and a devotional time

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The Most Underrated Aspect of a Relationship

Posted by on January 10, 2012 with 1 Comment

Appreciation! This is the season for it, isn’t it? My children always had a month to get their thank-you notes out, so there’s still time for me this year. But from a grandmother’s perspective, it’s fun to see the different grandchildren’s immediate responses to their gifts.  The age ten granddaughter responded with squeals of delight to getting a Nook ($79 on Black Friday). She jumped up and down and clutched it to her chest (not yet quite enough there to

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Inspiration from Connie

Posted by on December 13, 2011 with 0 Comments

Yesterday my friend Connie had a mastectomy—not a welcome Christmas experience! But last week she wrote this, and I am eager to share it with you. She and her husband Harry were missionaries in Panama for twelve years but have been back in the States longer than that. Connie and I are in the same writers’ group. Published! No matter how many articles or stories I have published, as a writer, I still get excited when I get a copy

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Not Worth a Dime?

Posted by on December 6, 2011 with 0 Comments

Dimes are everywhere! Have they always been lying around in abundance and I’ve never noticed? I’m not sure. But in the last few weeks I have seen dimes on the ground in the Kroger parking lot, on the floor of my bedroom, on my kitchen floor, on the sidewalk in front of a favorite gift shop (Splendid Things in Bellevue, Kentucky, in case you’re interested), and on the floor at a Taco Bell—even one on the floor at church.  I

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Thanksgiving 2011

Posted by on November 29, 2011 with 1 Comment

Thanksgiving time has always been very traditional for our family. Since we lived in a different state from either family of origin, we alternated between Thanksgiving with my family in Tennessee and Steve’s family in Indiana.  Mother loved feeding guests, and the less likely they were to pay her back, the better. She took seriously Christ’s admonition in Matthew 5:46-47: “If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?

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Riches Overflow!

Posted by on November 14, 2011 with 3 Comments

What a rich fall I’m having! Time with Enid, a long weekend in the Smokies with my family (all nine of us), a day to myself at the lovely Hilton Anatole, traveling with Steve, and time with dear friends we hadn’t seen in years. Time with old friends is so dear. We talked about our children and gtrandchildren, our churches, our retirement jobs, food preferences (they are now vegan), books, and mutual acquaintances. We prayed together, laughed together (a lot),

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Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

I enjoy my roles as wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, speaker, writer, sister, niece, aunt, and friend. As the title indicates, these are just the musings I might share with you over a cup of coffee.

Lanita Boyd, Author

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