Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
In the balcony of the Chicago Convention Center: pencil poised,22-year-old eyes focused on an empty screen, I wait for enlightenment.Puzzled, I notice others scribbling notes, and squint at the speaker.Is he, could he, be writing words that I can’t see? The next day, I made an appointment with an optometrist. How much had I missed… Read More
Had fun with grandkids over spring break this year. Two stayed over, and two more joined us for a day. Son Jim joined us for supper and a game of Catch Phrase—my all time favorite game. Girls had a spa day. Three played all morning on a Switch. Iit’s amazing how noisy video games can… Read More
It happened on a Monday in a Georgia McDonald’s.I was given a “senior coffee” without requesting it.Husband was happy to “save us some change,But I spent time in the facilities gazing in the mirror. A young whippersnapper had the audacityto notice and assign my newest advancementinto the senior citizen categorywithout a question or my suggestion.… Read More
God, why send me into the wilderness?It’s hard, forbidding, scary, hot,empty of anything life-giving. Why did I send Moses, the Israelites, John the Baptist, and My own Son Jesus?What was in the wilderness? Yes, but why me, God?I really don’t like it here. “Where do you focus on Me?”“Where do you strain to hear My… Read More
I did not experience living near extended family growing. Most relatives were in the Midwest, and we lived out west: New Mexico and California. Just about every other year, we made the drive cross country to see family, and as we were a family of eight, we were usually split up while we were there… Read More
If we are not meant to have late-night snacks, why is there a light in the fridge? How do you act among people who don’t like Star Trek?You follow the prime directive: “Do not interfere with primitive cultures.” What do you know about atoms?Very little.Besides that. Every woman’s dream is a man who will pick… Read More
The following quote is credited to a Navy Seal:“Under pressure, you don’t rise to the occasion; you sink to the level of your training.” Made me wonder, “What am I prepared for? What have I trained for?” And that took me back to the emotional and spiritual battle I shared with you on January 27,… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 