I grew up in a family that held hands to share ‘grace’ before each of our evening meals. Like many people, we have stories about the big meals growing cold because of the length of this prayer on special holidays. As a young person, I was often aware of the unimportant things during grace –…
Here is a proposal: What if we decided to share Thanksgiving Holiday together at my home. After the parade and as we enjoyed our meal, I would suggest we share a talent show. The performance would come between pie-eating and bed-time. We would have roughly five hours to decide and prepare what we would share…
Last fall, I caught myself using this phrase. “It’s just a drop in the bucket….” meaning it will barely make a difference compared to what is needed. I have no recollection of what I was thinking about or what conversation might have prompted this metaphor. I imagine I have used and read this idiom without…