Tag: humanity
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The Company You Keep.
As I watched my infant son snooze away the afternoon, the old adage “You are the company you keep” popped in my head. I suppose his sweet, five-month-old face reminded me of how impressionable we all are. I also know I read or heard this somewhere: We become the five people who are closest to…
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Ebenezer.
As I woke up this morning, ready for another day at home, I thought of Ebenezer. Scrooge, that is. Because as I write this, countries, cities, and towns all over the world are closing up shop. They are engaging in an involuntary pause. . . a pause that may last longer than a simple winter’s…