Today’s Google quote is “Money can’t buy happiness, but neither can poverty. (Leo Rosten)” I disagree. Happiness is a state of well-being based on good fortune and circumstance. And many (certainly not all) circumstances can be purchased. Good food, pleasant surroundings, luxurious comfort, even interesting companionship and in some cases, good health–all can be bought. What money can’t buy, what…
Tag: Relationship
Our Father
I’ve spent the last few evenings in my front yard. Not enjoying the finally-spring weather, not relaxing after a day at work, not sipping a mint julep (what do those taste like anyway?). No, I’ve been weeding, digging, moving stones, clearing last fall’s leaves, adding topsoil, setting out flowers (that most probably will *not* thrive, as usual), and mulching. And…
And the Oscar Goes to…
Item: in a recent e-mail newsletter, Christianity Today, noted that “there is no end” of the making of movies about Jesus. Film critics presented a review of the top ten Jesus movies produced since the early 1900s. The reviewed films ran the gamut from 1905’s Life and Passion of Jesus Christ to Mel Gibson’s highly publicized Passion of the Christ…
The Year of Kindness
Scene: chairs around a kitchen counter and two place settings. Characters: Dick, Jane, a bowl of fried potatoes, and other comestibles playing bit roles. Dick (with a puzzled look): “Baby, what did you put in these potatoes?” Jane (eyes narrowed): “Why?” Pause. “Is. There. A. Problem?” Dick (with a deep sigh); “Can you, for once in your life, just give…