Yesterday was a day full of meetings. I don't know about you, but I'd rather do just about anything than go to a meeting. Yet, life is full of them, so I try to make the best of it, remain as pleasant as I can, and pray the leader doesn't end with a "Q & A" time. Why would I pray that? Not because I don't want people to get their questions answered, but because invariably, it turns into some know-it-all trying to impress everyone with his/her knowledge on the subject, when we all just…

The crispness is in the air. School is in session. Apples are in season. Leaves are changing color and falling from the trees. Fall is here. And with it...a return to routine.

Personally, I like routine. I like to get up at the same time everyday; eat at the same time everyday; go to work at the same time, go to bed at the same time, etc, etc. I like to lay out my year each fall. Bible study here, choir rehearsal there, scrapbooking every other week, the occasional dinner party,…

I've decided that self-help books, tapes, seminars, etc, are sinful. Yes, I said sinful. Even the Christian ones are a waste of time. Now, this is just MY opinion. I don't think I need any more SELF help. That's pretty much how I got into this mess in the first place! I need GOD help! Perhaps I need to stop trying so hard to become something or somebody I'm not, and focus on becoming the person God intended for me to be. Maybe I need to stop trying to be like…

I've been watching and listening to all the talk about the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. I think all of us remember where we were and what we were doing that day. I remember going into choir practice on the one year anniversary and preparing to preach for an ecumenical service to follow. An elderly gentleman in the choir laughed at me and said, "You kids. You're so shocked by all this. You didn't live through Pearl Harbor. You didn't live through WWII. You act…