Ten Dollars Just to Get You Through

I wrote these lyrics awhile back, not long after my mother died. Obviously, they aren't from a professional song writer, but these just came from the heart. This time of year, I am filled with gratitude even more than I am usually. Thankfulness for so many gifts I've been given. Even for tough things that have … Continue reading Ten Dollars Just to Get You Through →

Christmas Morn, Mourn, and More’n

“One cannot imagine a world in which there is nothing but language and speech, but one can imagine a world where there is nothing but silence.’ ~Max Picard, The World of Silence, p. 17 It’s early Christmas morn. Silence. Dark throughout the house. Outside the slow crunch of four tires atop the fresh, soft, white … Continue reading Christmas Morn, Mourn, and More’n →

Hey Profound Bartender

“Day and night gifts keep pelting down on us. If we were aware of this, gratefulness would overwhelm us. But we go through life in a daze.” ~Fr. David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart: The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness, 1999, p. 48 -Sir? Sir? Are you the one they call Mikey? I understand the other … Continue reading Hey Profound Bartender →