If you’ve read my blog, “Blessings From Tragedy,” you know what kind of Christmas we had this year. As I’ve been here for my mother, I’ve been surprised by the priceless treasures that I got when I came to give. Helping others through their sorrow […]
Author: Sandy Ryan Popp
The Meteor Metaphor (My Covid Chronicles)
As a 5th grader, I got to bring the coolest Show and Tell to class! It was around 1976; my dad worked his way up from a clerk to supporting the government’s space program. My creative Dad got copies of those Mars photos from the […]
Blessings Within the Tragedy (My Covid Chronicles)
This year there was no quiet coffee in the peace of the Christmas morning as everyone sleeps. This almost holy time for me didn’t exist this year, and neither did any semblance of Christmas that we love. Things can always be worse, but this year, […]
The Christmas Star of 2020 (Rare Events & Heavenly Signs)
I took this image of the Christmas Star on 12/20/2020.
Mother Mary & Self Pity
Most people encounter some form of self-pity at one time or another. Some seem to skip right through it; others become entangled. I’ve engaged in both. Self-pity becomes a noose around one’s neck, choking off hope and keeping a person from reaching and receiving all […]