Jesus, Plastic Surgeon
On April 13, 2021 by Elle R.Have you ever had a moment in your life when everything turned to complete crap? You’re in the wrong place at the wrong time. Everybody’s version of crap is different of course. If you are reading this and your life has taken a right turn towards Crapville, let me please say, I am so sorry
The Birthday Suit in the Bible
On March 31, 2021 by Elle R.I’m a huge fan of the 2001 movie, A Knight’s Tale. It’s a playful, suspend -your -disbelief story of a peasant rising above his circumstances through guile, jousting tournaments and sheer determination. The main character, Will, meets a naked man named Geoffrey Chaucer * trudging along the road. Geoff is a compulsive gambler and has
Happy Anniversary!
On March 29, 2021 by Elle R.A personal update from Elle ~ these past few months have been tiring for me. I’ve had two surgeries – one in February and one ten days ago. This month also brought about the incarceration of my daughter, although that was an answer to prayer. Anyone who loves an addict will tell you the relief
Leave Room for Prayer
On February 21, 2021 by Elle R.I used to have Facebook – this is an old post, but I saved it as a Word document to remind myself what happens when I take on too much. I wanted to share with you how crucial it is to leave room for prayer. Three years ago…… “As I have said many times before,
Beware the Dragons
On February 18, 2021 by Elle R.Do you know the difference between poisonous and venomous? I was mulling those words and wasn’t quite sure, so let me share what I found. “According to biologists, the term venomous is applied to organisms that bite (or sting) to inject their toxins, whereas the term poisonous applies to organisms that unload toxins when you eat them.” (John
Beloved Daughter of Jesus
On February 8, 2021 by Elle R.American authors William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway had a memorable spat over their writing techniques. Faulkner commented, “Ernest Hemingway: he has no courage, has never crawled out on a limb. He has never been known to use a word that might cause the reader to check with a dictionary to see if it is properly
Set Free in Prison
On February 7, 2021 by Elle R.When you think of a convicted drug dealer serving time in prison, what words, phrases, thoughts come to mind? Go ahead, you’re allowed to think it. I asked. Scumbag, junkie, loser, murderer, deserved it, rot in jail, lost cause. How about these instead? Beloved, redeemable, contrite, friend, daughter, born again Christian, Child of the
My Brownie Badge
On February 6, 2021 by Elle R.Growing up, I participated in two weekly extracurricular activities. The first one was known as ‘C.C.D.’ C.C.D. was a complete mystery to me as kid. I had no clue what the initials “C.C.D.” stood for. Other children who attended obnoxiously referred to this activity as ‘Central City Dump.’ This set the tone accordingly. I knew
Home is Where the Heart is
On January 19, 2021 by Elle R.I openly admit to not liking the guttural sound of the German language. My best friend spent a number of years living in Germany while her husband was serving in the U.S. Army there, so we playfully disagree on the ‘beauty’ of the language. She loves the German language while I agree with Irish comedian
When Happily Ever After Gets a New Address
On November 28, 2020 by Elle R.I recently traveled to beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania for a much-needed respite. The houses there are deliberately spaced apart leaving room for large fields. Verdant in summer, they lay fallow during my November visit, inhabited only by large flocks of Canadian geese. Bucks County is the setting to the 1940 play, “George Washington Slept Here,”