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I’m reading the Anne Lamott’s latest book. It’s a book on prayer that is inspirational without leaving me feeling guilty. Anyway, Anne says “Wow” means we are not dulled to wonder. The word “Wow” is thought to have been used first by Thomas Burns in a poem 1871 “Tam o’ Shanter” “An’, wow! Tam saw […]
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I was reading, if you want to see a rainbow you need to be between the sun and the rain with the sun at your back. Beauty like this needs a storm. The light shines in the darkness. That’s what hope is.
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I met my great great great grandfather this week. Born 1791 – died 1869. A stone in the ground says this is where he lived and died. His name was John. John was the son of William whose father was also William. John (1791) married Mary Dare (m1817) and had a son named John, who […]