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Marsha’s mother, Doris Hahn, died in late September. A memorial service was held on November 9th at the First United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Indiana. I’d like to share with you reflections spoken by Marsha and Doris’s grandson, Erin, and a prayer read by her nephew, David. From Marsha When I was four or five years old my father was in our carport one day … Continue reading A Family Says Goodbye
To read today’s post in its optimal format, please go to the Just A Thought website. “How did it get so late so soon?” ― Dr. Seuss I recently heard from a person I hadn’t spoken with in 50 years. Someone once dear to me and with whom I shared my first great adventure my first great failure Our parting left me with a broken memory … Continue reading On Mending Memories
To read today’s post please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. Years ago my brother Kevin gave me a print of a painting by Eric Engstrom of Thomas Wilden, a food peddler in solitary prayer at his dinner table. I remember how it moved me. I was at a low point in my life. As I looked at the picture I … Continue reading Backdoor Prayers
The first real job I ever had was as a Seattle Times paper boy. I delivered papers seven days a week to homes on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. Working my route, I learned a few things about my neighbors: many were lonely many felt isolated many were without family I learned just showing up made a difference in their … Continue reading What I Learned as a Paper Boy
To read today’s post and hear the music, please go to the Just A Thought website. Please click here. ***** “The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less.” ~ Eldridge Cleaver In 1968 I read Soul on Ice, by Eldridge Cleaver, a book that, in my college days, would move me like few others. He said, in describing 1968, “The destiny of the entire … Continue reading Mark Pearson Remembers 1968