Soul Sister Time: In Memory

Our Memories Maintain our connection Soul Sister Time: In Memory: Thirty-two years ago on July 5, I received the shocking call from my now husband that his mother had been killed. Her death was tragic e...#teatimeforyoursoul.com

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Moving Forward

It’s been half a decade since my husband of 27.5 years died suddenly of a brain bleed. My life turned upside down that weekend, and nothing will ever be the same. Someone commented to me that I had moved-on. It was meant to be a compliment, and I totally get the affirmation that was intended. The truth is I have not moved-on, nor do I ever expect that I will. I love this quote sent to me in a sympathy card and have shared it over and over with others. St Bernard of Clairvaux wrote: I can never lose one whom I have loved unto the end; one to whom my soul cleaves so firmly that it can never be separated does not go away but only goes before. Grief should have a beginning, middle and end; that is true. That first year or two I would have done anything to diminish my pain. I was in so much pain that I wasn’t even a person. It’s hard to believe that we humans will naturally grow more comfortable existing in our pit of despair of grief than to let it go…

Thank You Dad

Recently I have been contemplating why it is ingrained in me that I must be quiet and respectful and look at the flag when the national anthem is played. It’s as natural for me as standing for the Hallelujah Chorus during Handel’s Messiah or for the Bride when she walks through the back door. Like a Pavlov dog, my instincts go into action, and I do not even think about my somewhat conditioned response. Why? It was definitely my own father who had the most influence over me regarding the national anthem. I am not a sports enthusiast. However, from a young age I found myself at sports games because my older brother played every sport offered. Our family faithfully attended those games, which normally started with the national anthem. I found a way to enjoy the otherwise agonizing experience of being held prisoner to my brother’s sporting events by gravitating to my friends who were there under duress as well. We made up games of our own; we would laugh and talk throughout the q…

Traveling Through

I am writing this week’s Tea Time devotion from the airport in Houston, Texas. When I set out my travel plans months earlier, I never expected to use the Houston International airport at all. I’ve been here two times in the last three days, and the last time it was for about six hours due to weather at my destination! In fact, for the last four days I have been traveling back and forth from two different Central American countries, and only one of my four days of flying proceeded as planned. I’ve had a lot of time to ponder airline practices; and I can come up with a multitude of suggestions for what they could do better, but that is not my job. The long, strenuous, and unexpected travel has driven home the instructions Peter gives to Christians in his two letters:But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;for it is written: Be holy, because I am holy. (1 Peter 1:15-16) So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every ef…

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