by Karen Merry | Apr 25, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
Circa 1967, I was watching one of my first Star Trek episodes when Captain James T. Kirk yelled out to his crew: Strap in; it’s going to get bumpy. Everything in me felt that strap-in command! I sat up a little straighter right there on the couch and was ready for the...
by Karen Merry | Apr 24, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
We are hard-wired for touch. All the latest brain-imaging research just validates what we’ve known for a long time: we need loving touch. A baby’s first and strongest response is to touch. They will grab onto a finger in their earliest moments before they even respond...
by Karen Merry | Apr 23, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
Here in our yard outside of Budapest, Hungary, we have these really sweet little birds called verebeks. Like chirpy little sparrows. They flit about from tree to tree, working hard to gather twigs and yard-fluff to make intricate nests. They lay beautiful,...
by Karen Merry | Apr 22, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
My friend’s mom just died. She was half-way around the world serving in Asia while her mom was in the States. She dearly wanted to be with her mom before she died, and her siblings pleaded with her to “hurry, just hurry!” But because of COVID-19 travel restrictions,...
by Karen Merry | Apr 21, 2020 | All Our Sorrows
“Mama, when can I go back to school?” I don’t know. “Are grandma and grandpa going to be okay?” I don’t know. “When will my work furlough end?” I don’t know. “When will it be safe to fly again?” I don’t know. “Will there be _______ (fill in the blank: TP, eggs, yeast,...
