Ruth Everhart's Blog, page 57
February 7, 2013
Forever
Maybe you know the little book pictured here. When our kids were little they loved Robert Munsch’s book and we quoted the verse to each other: “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as I’m living my baby … Continue reading →
February 4, 2013
Transfiguration
I’m delighted to have a pair of blogposts over at “The Hardest Question” THQ this week. The two posts are for the Transfiguration which is this Sunday. If you’re a preacher, you’re already well aware that the Transfiguration texts crop up … Continue reading →
February 2, 2013
A Cat-iversary
I very rarely blog about the cat, so forgive my yearly update on our feline! We adopted our cat Wrangler one year ago. There she is with my husband. At the time we picked her out, we were told that … Continue reading →
February 1, 2013
Friday Five “Almost Groundhog Day”
Today’s “Friday Five” from RevGalBlogPals is in honor of the movie and the day — Almost Groundhog Day Edition of the Friday Five! 1. The Holiday: On a scale of 1-5 (with 1 representing, “Hey! Stop hating on the most … Continue reading →
January 30, 2013
Facebook Kerfuffling Over Gun Rights
I got into a Facebook Kerfuffle over Gun Rights. Has that ever happened to you? I will own my responsibility for the incident. I was feeling emotional and didn’t state my position clearly. Instead I responded to a blogpost without … Continue reading →
January 28, 2013
A RevGal’s Review
Perhaps you’ve noticed the colorful “RevGal” link in my sidebar. It’s been there since I started blogging, and signifies that I belong to the RevGalBlogPals blogring. I’ve been a RGBP for more than 6 years, ever since I began blogging, … Continue reading →
January 26, 2013
One Voice from the “March for Gun Control” January 26, 2013
Today I invoked some of the freedoms which I enjoy under the First Amendment: The freedom to peaceably assemble. The freedom to petition. The freedom to speak. Do you remember the other two freedoms? If you do, you go to … Continue reading →
January 24, 2013
COLD
The temperature today is 24 degrees above zero. It feels bitterly cold to all of us here in the DC region. I include myself in that “all of us.” I’m no longer used to the sharp bite of cold. But … Continue reading →
January 22, 2013
What Do You Sell?
I’m reading Daniel Pink’s book To Sell Is Human (The Surprising Truth About Moving Others). I agree with Pink’s basic premise in Part 1: We are all selling something. About 6 years ago someone said to me: “Your job is selling faith.” … Continue reading →
January 17, 2013
Re-Entry
I just spent 3 days in silence at Holy Cross Abbey. Each day I walked about 3 miles, spent time reading, ate my meals in silence with other retreatants, and ended the day by attending Compline, the monk’s final prayer … Continue reading →
