Yesterday Suzy took an hour’s drive to Gaffney, SC — home of the Peach Water Tower. Then we went on to Chesnee, SC to purchase peaches and ice cream. Many people think of Georgia as the “Peach State,” but we have fallen in love with South Carolina peaches. Proximity may have something to do with…
Month: July 2018
Sifting Through My Fingers Like Sand
Surpassingly lovely, precious days. What is there to say except: Here they are. Sifting through my fingers like sand. — Joyce Carol Oates. I have so much to learn from my grandchildren. The future is tomorrow, and the past was yesterday, but what are we doing today? Now yes they can take it to extremes…
Bats Fly In the Dark, So Do We
I’ve never been a big fan of bats, although I appreciate that they eat mosquitos — one of my least favorites of God’s creatures. Several years ago at Chautauqua, Suzy attended a lecture about bats. She came away with a much better appreciation of bats. I on the other hand took a nap and as a…
The World Is Not Ours To Control
For literalists, Genesis 1 causes big problems beyond timing. For instance, in verse 27 God created “mankind” not just Adam and Eve including “male and female.” In Verse 29, God suggests we should be vegetarians. “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with…
Light Will Lead Our Way
There are lots of references to light in the Bible, beginning with Genesis 1:3 — “Let there be light,” and Genesis 1: 16 — “God made the two great lights — the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night.” Then there is always one of my favorite passages…