Category: Pearl

10/16/23 Hello Important, Valuable Person ~ This is a rerun of part of a post from October 2021.  And in case you need reminding, those last two paragraphs are about you, too. Just recently had the realization of how one very humble and beautiful couple from my church made such an impact in my life,… Continue reading You Matter

9/29/23 Hi Beautiful/Handsome Person, Have you ever done anything where you knew, going into it, you were in over your head and therefore it’s gonna be an oh-so-uncomfortable experience?  This week’s been full of them! Here’s a couple . . .  I’ve been taking an online ‘masterclass’ on speaking. After each class I’m like, “WHAT… Continue reading Over My Head and Holding On

9/22/23 Hi Glorious Person! Did you ever do something where you didn’t think of the potential negative consequences, and then later realized you missed obvious red flags? How did you get yourself out of the mess?  I’m taking a Zoom ‘master class’ for speaking offered through ‘Speak Up! Ministries’. Week by week we’re building our… Continue reading God Saves Us From Ourselves

9/16/23 Hi Be-loved! Have you ever experienced a proverbial ‘shedding of your shell’? I recently (re)read Mitch Albom’s book, “The Stranger in the Lifeboat”, and this paragraph really grabbed my attention: Rom . . . held up a tiny crab and said: “Did you know a crab will escape its shell thirty times before it… Continue reading Breaking Out of Shells

9/8/23 Glad you’re here, Mortal Angel! Do you ever ask for ‘signs’ to help you make decisions? How does that work for you? I did recently, and was reminded what a sense of humor God has! I usually ask for three signs ‘cuz I figure one could be coincidence, two wishful thinking, but three would… Continue reading Signs, Music & God’s Sense of Humor

9/2/23 Aloha, Good Person! Have you ever struggled with getting something done on time? Yeah, me neither. (Choke, gasp, hysterical laughter . . . ) Since I’m still struggling with the post that was originally intended for this week (it’s now over 3000 words long!) I’m rerunning a poem that should’ve been put up on… Continue reading The Long Road Home

8/25/23 (And originally 12/4/20) Hi Beautiful/Handsome Person! Is there something in your mind and/or heart you’ve wanted to create, invent or improve upon? If so, what have you done to give life to it? Back in 2020 I took an online class in playwriting. I could imagine so much of a stage production and wanted… Continue reading J.C. Speaks

8/18/23 Hi Good Person –  Had a couple of incidences recently that showed me that sometimes what someone does to – um – debase another (trying to sound a little more Christian by not using the first word that came to mind for ‘debase’.) (Ahem.) is off set by an otherwise completely unrelated occurrence. Has… Continue reading When the Cure Comes Before the Wounding

8/5/23 HI Mortal & Imperfect Angel – What’s new for you? What happened the last time you unintentionally did something that you could laugh at yourself about? Care to share in the comment section so the rest of us can laugh at (er – sorry) WITH you? 😉 It’s funny (well, to me, anyway), had… Continue reading Part 2, When a Movie (& People!) Heal

7/27/23 Dear delightful person,  How you be doin’? 🙂  Can you laugh at yourself? I’m really glad to be doing that more and more; gives me ample chances to guffaw throughout the day! (Not that I always take the opportunity, though! :)) While walking with a friend, ‘E’, there was a type of tree I’d… Continue reading When a Movie (& People!) Heal