Dolly's Musings

This month has been pretty great for me so far. New Year's didn't do anything for me, I think my brain is now wired to think on a mo...

About a week ago I spent the weekend with some friends up in Washington. I haven't visited them for at least a year. Being with them mad...

I haven't posted anything for a while. I've had some ideas for posts and things bouncing around in my head, but could never quite fl...

I don't know what this post is going to be about, exactly, but there are words swirling around in my head the way visual snippets do bef...

I've never been a big fan of object lessons. They're usually very moralistic and preachy, and not very entertaining. And I always fe...

People love to complicate things. Have you ever noticed that? A slight difference in opinion can lead to hours of useless debate. We get loc...

I love Easter. Chocolate, bunnies, . . . chocolate bunnies . . . and overall hoppiness. Family photos, suits and dresses. A cross and a tomb...

"Amen." Amen is cool. You've probably heard that the literal translation of the word is, "let it be so." I like ...

 ". . . For Yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever."  I love this triumph as we get to the end of our prayer! ...

"Don't lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." One of the biggest things that changes for God's peop...

 ". . . And forgive our sins as we forgive those who have sinned toward us."  I have a lot of sins. Like defeatism. And apathy. ...