Jan 22, 2025 | Reflections
Image: Melanie Kyer Rebel in the Manger My mother did a lot of ceramic painting in the 1970s, the most extensive of which was our treasured nativity set, complete with nearly two dozen pieces including camels and even goats. I was allowed to carefully unwrap them in...
Dec 31, 2024 | Reflections
Photo by : Barbara Ryther Witness As I approach the entrance to my favorite walking beach, I notice something new – a small evergreen tree planted firmly in the sand, with what looks like Christmas decorations. Drawing closer I see that the tree is crowned by a...
Dec 11, 2024 | Reflections
Image: Melanie Kyer Memories of Christmas Each year during Advent, many homes and businesses in York begin preparing for Christmas, the most celebrated holiday of the year. The Christmas tree, which spiritually represents the birth of Baby Jesus, is...
Nov 27, 2024 | Reflections
Image: Kathryn Yingst November gray and moody with its dusty shadows like a crypt opening At least that is my sentiment at 5:35 when I am mercilessly awakened by the alarm Morning is heavy on my back as it bends beneath the weight of dreams interrupted What...
Nov 14, 2024 | Reflections
CHOOSE JOY 2024 has not been an easy year for me. Among other things I wound up in Northeast Rehab for 10 days after I fell in April. I was doing something stupid, but then isn’t that why most falls happen? A month later I celebrated my 77th birthday, which...
Oct 17, 2024 | Reflections
Images: Melanie Kyer The Long Goodbye My mother has Alzheimer’s disease. Actually, we aren’t completely sure that it is Alzheimer’s, although her doctor has said that’s the most likely culprit for her memory loss, but I just hate the word dementia. I...