Christmas Dinner

This year, family is coming to my home for Christmas. We will spend Christmas Eve decorating, baking and having a bunch in for dinner that evening. Then, on Christmas Day, it will just be my sisters, their spouses and me. Our menu: Roast duck –  Stuffed with fresh lemon, onion and garlic Twice baked potatoes

The Anchor

All I know and hold dear; Norms, values, ideals and beliefs; Community, family and friends; Hold me securely On a firm foundation, Regardless of how the winds blow.   Ah let the waves rock me; Numerous conflicting opinions; Contradictions and paradoxes; Honest differences Over all that life brings Reasoning that defies logic.   An anchor

UNCLE FRED

When I was growing up, we had a neighbor, known to us children as, “Uncle Fred.”  He wasn’t related in the usual ways – marriage or biology; however, he was truly our “uncle” relationally. It was a given that Uncle Fred would spend holidays with us; he never had to wonder about that.  One of

THE BOUNTIFUL HARVEST

The Seeds were planted months ago, After clearing the ground and tilling the soil. At first, it seemed that nothing was happening; Then, green shoots appeared, Growing into plants, And finally, bearing fruit But the fruit was small, hard and green It was sour with no flavor whatsoever. Then, as rain, sun and fresh air