Slings and Arrows

Dear Readers,

The past few weeks have been taxing. We had an unexpected death in the family. And then last Sunday I developed crushing knee pains that are making it difficult to walk. (There was no injury to cause it.) And, of course, with me limping because of the knee pain, my existing back injuries are raising holy hell. Pain doesn’t even come close to describing it. But I soldier on, though sometimes I wonder why. I’m not an outwardly religious person (other than my Saint Michael medal),...