Just recently my tires began losing air. Upon close inspection a leak was discovered in one tire and unfortunately all the tires were wearing out from the inside. I needed a new set of tires. I scheduled the car appointment for a week in the future, but the following morning I was dismayed to findContinue reading “FREE AIR”
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Rights & Privileges
In the 1990 movie “A Long Walk Home”, Odessa chooses to uphold the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott by walking to work. She is a maid for a well-to-do white family on the other side of town so she’s tired by the time she arrives. Then, at the end of a long day she walks home,Continue reading “Rights & Privileges”
1000 Sweatshirts
At the Presidential Inauguration, many of us held our breath and were relieved when the day passed with no violence, and both Vice-President Harris and President Biden were successfully sworn in…..and, as is so well known by now…..there was a welcomed bit of “comic relief” when Senator Bernie Sanders was spotted huddled in his jacketContinue reading “1000 Sweatshirts”
OUT OF TIME
In January of 2020 I started a blog for the purpose of telling the stories of IN OUR HANDS’ service adventures. I remember the day! Sitting at the coffeeshop smiling happily as I began what I had PLANNED would soon become a wonderful year of once-in-a-lifetime experiences with the groups who would travel with meContinue reading “OUT OF TIME”
Throwing CAUTION to the wind!!
It’s always very windy on the ferry passage crossing “portes des mortes” (death’s door) – the perilous 5 mile span between the mainland of Wisconsin to Washington Island. These “narrows” also define the border between Green Bay and Lake Michigan (although I’ve never been able to see the dotted line) . Sadly, this passage ofContinue reading “Throwing CAUTION to the wind!!”
Farewell Serena!
My lovely Serena has left! She represents a profound lesson for me about letting go. Over the past three years I have practiced letting go – giving many of my possessions away – finding a new home for dishes – donating items to the church thrift sale – downsizing in every way. I anticipated thisContinue reading “Farewell Serena!”
LEARNING COMPASSION
The amazing interviewer and philosopher Krista Tippett, (creator of the podcast “ON BEING”) tells a story about entering into an experience of compassion. She decided to start “seeing” situations and people that most of us avoid seeing. She started hanging around a church where homeless people stay and began to talk to them – hearingContinue reading “LEARNING COMPASSION”
IN OUR HANDS Stories and Adventures 