Wings of wax or wings like eagles

Icarus fell.

King Minos of Crete imprisoned the inventor Daedalus and his son Icarus in the Labyrinth…Daedalus used his skills to build wings for himself and Icarus to escape… Daedalus warned Icarus [that] if he flew too high, the sun could melt the wax of his wings…Once they had escaped Crete, Icarus became exhilarated by flight. Ignoring [...]

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Frail and frailer

  It happened again last week.  Every so often a stress bomb blows up in my body.  What does that feel like, you ask? Like my whole body has a migraine. My joints hurt twice has much as usual, my head aches miserably. My gut feels hollowed out like a gourd.  The soles of my [...]

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The Word today….

Isaiah 49:11 “And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up.”

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run with perseverance

Day #3 of Finish Year–went for a run around the neighborhood after work. James and Joe accompanied me, although they were doing wind sprints, running ahead and sprinting back to tap my outstretched hands. I plodded along at my own turtle pace, listening to my new fave Amos Lee. I think I like running in [...]

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