Plague - March 7, 2020
As I write this, the Coronavirus (COVD-19) has created quite the uproar all over the world. There are almost 500 confirmed cases in the...
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nancir
Mar 27, 20202 min read
MINE
She squeals with delight as I shuffle cards, like I’m a magician and can magically float cards through the air. She keeps asking me to do...
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Nanci
Jan 19, 20174 min read
I see the Moon
I see the moon and the moon sees me The moon sees someone that I can’t see God bless the moon and God bless me God bless the someone that...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Reconciliation
Tears rolled down my cheeks as I washed his dark skinned feet and wiped them with the scarf wrapped around my neck. Albert, an African...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Jumping to Conclusions
His eyes were set deep in his skull with high cheek bones and a strong jaw line. He had strong features that demand attention and strike...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Untouchable
I come from a family of card players. Not gamblers, just basic card games. When our friends and families got together, we always ended up...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Manage Expectations
The more I travel to India, the more I realize how similar people are everywhere in the world. Almost everyone wants simple answers that...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20172 min read
Wisdom
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” I recently had a conversation...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20172 min read
Taking care of Mom
Traditionally the firstborn Indian son cares for his mother in her old age. When he marries, he and his new wife often move in with his...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Whitewashed Lives and Real Blood
The slums of Calcutta were like nothing I have experienced before. It had rained quite a bit before we got there, and the mud and slime...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Numb
Denial ad-ap-ta-tion: (noun) a change in which an organism or species becomes better suited to it’s environment Humans have the amazing...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20172 min read
Naked and Unashamed
Naked and Unashamed I visited a village just outside Chennai to see if it was a good place to build a school for Dalit children. When we...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Beautiful Feet
My dad owned and managed a shoe store. My grandfather and great-grandfather did too. It was a family business, a town’s family store...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20172 min read
Suspended Coffee
I read a short story on facebook about suspended coffee. It’s a practice where people will order their coffee and pay for a few more. ...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Losing Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the Super Bowl on the same day
I moved to Denver 30 years ago a flaming Raider fan. But as any Denverite will tell you, it only takes a few years in the Mile High City...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20174 min read
Failure to Thrive
Abandoned. As I reach far back into the recesses of my brain, it’s the first thought and emotion I can drum up. I can feel that deep...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20172 min read
22, 33, 44, 55, Bingo
Having just celebrated a double digit birthday, I have been reflecting on another double digit birthday of mine. When I was young I...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20174 min read
Legitimate Rape
Legitimate rape. I was shocked when I heard that congressman Aiken had used this term a few days ago in an interview about abortion for...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Blessed
Yesterday I re posted a Huffington Post article about being blessed. The attitude of the article was that we as Christians use the term;...
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Nanci
Jan 18, 20172 min read
Beyonce & Sex Trafficking
The much-anticipated Grammy’s were last night and I watched every minute of them. I enjoy seeing the “latest” and what our culture...
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