by Rebecca Davis | Sep 5, 2011 | birthday reflections
Not long ago a young friend found out my age and expressed surprise. “I didn’t know you were that o—” She stopped. “I mean. . . .” She back-pedalled. “I mean . . . you’re not old.” She blushed. “I mean, I...
by Rebecca Davis | Sep 5, 2010 | birthday reflections
The other day my son asked me how long ago something had happened to me. (Can’t even remember what it was right now—must be the encroaching Alzheimer’s.) I said, “That was twenty years ago. No, wait a minute. It was THIRTY years ago. That was...
by Rebecca Davis | Sep 13, 2009 | birthday reflections, our New Covenant identity
In honor of my fifty-second birthday season this past week, I re-read some old journals (always an instructive venture). I went back to 2003, as far back as they go on my current computer. I found the entire year, with the rare exception of an occasional glimmer of...