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Coffee and Conversation 5 He Loadeth Me?

Coffee and Conversation 5 He Loadeth Me?

I wasn’t quite awake when I read the words, “He loadeth me, O blessed thought”. And I immediately reacted. I know! Why are you loading me down like this, God? I squinted then and realized the word I read was leadeth, not loadeth. Right… It’s the end of week and...
He Loadeth Me?

He Loadeth Me?

I wasn’t quite awake when I read the words, “He loadeth me, O blessed thought”. And I immediately reacted. I know! Why are you loading me down like this, God? I squinted then and realized the word I read was leadeth, not loadeth. Right… It’s the end of week and...
Coffee and Conversation

Coffee and Conversation

Todd and I were having dinner outside at the Knick. We had picked up Dad after work for a Friday fish fry. (I had salmon.) It was a beautiful summer evening in Milwaukee. The waiter had poured some wine into our glasses and Dad had poured his O’Doul’s. A political...

A Prayer

Stir my heart to prayer, Lord, turn my mind to you. Let prayer be my noble cause, may belief be no effort.   A broken heart waits, a child sits in despair, a mother, overwhelmed. A father, lost.   For I knew these things well and closed my eyes to you, my ears.   Your...
Morning in Mexico

Morning in Mexico

“No, I can’t have my coffee yet,” I say to Todd who is walking all tall and handsome like towards me with a freshly dripped cup of coffee, just the right temperature and color. “I haven’t had my pill yet.” “Which one?” He asks. “Your Hair...

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