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...
Oct 10, 2024 | Reflections
“For the beauty and wonder of your creation, in earth, sky and sea, We thank you Lord.” – From The Book of Common Prayer Over the past several weeks, the Reflections group asked us to reflect on the blessings of summer and send in pictures that show...
Sep 19, 2024 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther Thoughts from the beach: Invisible Lives I’m always fascinated by the sand trails left by unseen birds and sea creatures at the beach. Some I can recognize – the straight, assured webbed footprints of seagulls, the tiny, winding trail created by...