I "The lights create such beauty..." l love the holidays and decorating for the Christmas season. Lights, in particular, add a special ambiance to the season. But lights sometimes are a lot of work. A lot!   Take my three-year-old, pre-lit, artificial Christmas tree in the family room. Last year, half the lights quit working. This year, we had to restring the whole tree. So much for the ease of working lights!   And in another instance, the pre-lit Christmas garland I was de

"I was really bad at the game..." I once played basketball while I was in high school. I was even on the girls’ team and had a jersey with a number to prove it! Now, while I was a member of the Broken Arrow High School girls’ team for one season, I was never once allowed to actually play in a game.   For those who truly know me, they should not be surprised by this fact. You see, playing basketball, you have to have to skills. I really could NOT bounce the ball and walk or ru

"I need to listen to wisdom..." PAIN rang my doorbell again and again! It was insistently demanding my attention. And, getting louder and LOUDER with each passing minute.   I tried to ignore this persistent, unwelcome, and annoying noise…not daring to peek through the peephole of life…   “Maybe it’s a salesman, and the bothersome interloper will go away and disappear soon!” I reasoned.   “Ah! Not so lucky!” I realized with a loud sigh! “And WHAT is that other sound I’m hearin