Category Archives: Ponderings

Bifocal Man

Posted on 2013/11/15 by JimR, Chaplain

So. I’ve finally reached that point that I got a pair of bifocals. Mind you I did not intentionally buy them. I went for my annual checkup and saw a new optometrist in the practice I usually go to. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Ponderings | Leave a comment

Get Your Sunglasses Out

Posted on 2013/11/10 by JimR, Chaplain

To start my day I kiss my honey and roll out of bed. Toast and coffee and the morning news while sitting on the couch get me moving. Libby and I plan on church at eight thirty. We make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Ponderings | 2 Comments

Time? It Makes You Think. . .

Posted on 2013/10/21 by JimR, Chaplain

I sometimes deal with thoughts that don’t have simple answers. Many years ago I thought about space. Space outside of this atmospheric ball we live on. The thought of the infinity of space boggled my mind. There’s no end to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ponderings | Leave a comment

My Freedom

Posted on 2013/10/20 by JimR, Chaplain

Watching the leaves in the trees As they come falling down Turning from green to brown Every moment now I must seize. Life holds so much more today Than any point in life Lot’s to do past midlife Allow me … Continue reading →

Posted in Old Age, Poetry, Ponderings, Spiritual | Leave a comment

In Spite of It All

Posted on 2013/10/14 by JimR, Chaplain

I’m not sure about the future. It is safe to say that the government has become so contentious that “We, The People” have become mere pawns in political games. All this going on leaves me with no foundation on which … Continue reading →

Posted in Ponderings | 2 Comments

A Reason to Live

Posted on 2013/10/10 by JimR, Chaplain

How is it that turmoil reigned in my life in my fifties? How is it that church, marriage and life in general became so engulfed in the flames of a horrid force that drove me near the brink of losing … Continue reading →

Posted in Ponderings | 2 Comments

A Random Poem from Long Ago

Posted on 2013/09/22 by JimR, Chaplain

If the fly who flew Through the pile of poo Would only wipe his feet Before he lands on my beet It might not be so bad. If the worm with the squirm Would only learn I only want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ponderings | Leave a comment

Quiet Sunday

Posted on 2013/04/28 by JimR, Chaplain

It’s a cool, quiet Sunday.  Except for the pain in my neck and ears, it has been a very enjoyable day, even though I spent most of it in bed with heat on these parts.  I just know I’ll end … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Love, Old Age, Ponderings, Soulmate, Spiritual, Welcome! | Leave a comment

Jars of Memories

Posted on 2012/11/21 by JimR, Chaplain

A little old lady shuffles across the floor passing her dogs which lie peacefully on the rugs scattered about the old home’s otherwise bare hardwood floors.  She carries in her heart this day the memories of life experiences that fills … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Home, Love, Old Age, Ponderings, Spiritual | Leave a comment

State of the United States

Posted on 2012/11/17 by JimR, Chaplain

I’m 62 years old.  Let’s just say I’ve been around a few years.  Not as many as some, but a lot more than most.  I grew up in a poor dirt farmer’s family as the oldest son.  We had no … Continue reading →

Posted in Days in Small, Family, Love, Old Age, Ponderings, Soulmate, Work | 2 Comments