Getting Loose tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1535564 2012-05-12T08:57:48-05:00 Getting Loose from the anxieties of life in one of the villages of Houston TypePad Deborah Sue Thomason tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f74883301676672ad27970b 2012-05-12T08:57:48-05:00 2012-05-12T08:57:48-05:00 Oh, she was w-a-a-a-a-a-y out of my league. But I had always admired her from afar. She was a cheerleader at Beaumont High. She went to the church I grew up in— Trinity UMC. She sang in our youth choir.... ac5 Shaking the Hand of the Man tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f748833016761b06af2970b 2012-02-04T21:12:39-06:00 2012-02-04T21:16:50-06:00 I had begged Charles many times to go. He would usally just look away and wave his hand as if to say, "Scram, Son, you are bothering me." But today he actually called me to go. I was glad to... ac5 The Good Physician tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f7488330162ff098f47970d 2012-01-04T23:04:17-06:00 2012-01-04T23:04:17-06:00 Man it was very, very tender to the touch. My first thought was, "Man, I do not remember banging my head this bad!" Yet there was a slightly raised place on my skull like from a concussion, yet it felt... ac5 Bringing in the New Year tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f7488330168e4ff911a970c 2012-01-04T22:48:37-06:00 2012-01-04T23:09:13-06:00 Many people are saying that they are dead. That FB and Twitter are becoming the media of information exchange about what is going on inside. I don’t fully agree despite my terrible negligence of this medium. But . . .... ac5 Big Brother Alive and Well in the Bluegrass State tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f748833014e8945bffd970d 2011-06-20T20:52:55-05:00 2011-06-20T20:52:55-05:00 This is a very thorny issue. There is no black and white. Only shades of gray. Apparently, the Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM) of the Louisville Area of the United Methodist Church is asking candidates for ministry to "friend" Kelly... ac5 Very Powerful tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f74883301538de714b0970b 2011-04-16T10:45:41-05:00 2011-04-16T10:53:50-05:00 ac5 6 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f7488330147e223aaea970b 2011-01-30T18:59:52-06:00 2011-02-05T09:29:23-06:00 I know. It's half a dozen. It's the natural number between 5 and 7. But it also happens to be the number of chin-ups I did in a row last Friday for the first time in over 40 years! (and... ac5 Amazing tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f7488330147e0342f76970b 2010-11-27T21:48:32-06:00 2010-11-27T21:49:31-06:00 I was turned on to this by my cousin. Simply amazing. ac5 Crazy tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f74883301348703f288970c 2010-09-06T13:42:13-05:00 2010-09-07T16:53:44-05:00 "This is crazy! This is crazy! This is crazy! This is crazy!" That’s what she spoke as I talked to her in the chapel just before the general public was to enter. And indeed, she was right. Her husband of... ac5 Kathryn tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54fbc3f7488330133f3a1e140970b 2010-09-03T11:10:19-05:00 2010-09-03T11:10:19-05:00 You learn a lot when you go to see someone, and just sit and listen. I love doing that very thing. I had always known her as Kathryn. She has a rather serious look to her face. I know that... ac5