Pomp & Circumstance

June, 2008 – Graduation Sunday – the day for the church to honor her graduates… As youth coach and mentor, I had my usual 30 brilliant ideas and last-minute to-do’s with top priority. (Demand/Control:  surrender 10, delegate 5, and receive 5 more) …and the clock was spinning… (I think it goes into hyper-drive right before deadlines) …and the …

Mom Graduates at 50

It was standing room only in the chapel, I knelt beside my Dad. The faculty moved to one side so some guests could sit on the platform. Mom was graduating, moving a tassel. It had been a long time coming. If she were to be suitably cheered, it was up to me… “Jan Jarrell” ALRIGHT …

Dressed Up??

There’s a protocol for real clowns – once assembled as the clown, the human person isn’t to be found. There are people who dress up for masquerade balls or beggar’s night, and the differences are easy for real clowns to spot. Christians also come in two varieties… the real ones, and those who are dressed up.

Laugh or Cry? I Choose Laughter

‘Do not get pinned under the bike!’ The next thought, as I kicked off the seat to get clear and took a Superman dive toward the road, was ‘stand up so they know you’re alright’, followed immediately by ‘sit down, you’re not alright’.

You are Loved

Anybody into scavenger hunts or murder mysteries? Clues everywhere, and things you’d never put together until the super-sleuth explains it all, and says “Elementary!”, as though the whole tangle were mere child’s play.