Author: Sherry Hilleary

Impalas

Thoughts

The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a three-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will land. Faith is the ability to trust what we cannot see, and with faith we are freed from the flimsy enclosures of life that […]

Redemptive Moments

Thoughts

My satellite radio preset stations are an interesting mix. I listen to Country/60’s/Coffee Shop/and The Message most often. And, I can get in a musical rut at times. For me, like many, music is therapeutic…matching, enhancing, and sometimes even reversing our moods. The other day I popped in an old CD: Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti singing an Italian aria in unison. My vehicle transformed to a concert hall, the soaring voices lifted my soul to a dimension beyond some of the short flights […]

True North

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Thoughts

Tonight I have an event with some high school friends at a local bistro not far from where most of us grew up.  We’ll revisit our collective  histories, and after we have parsed out every bit of triviality there are always those precious moments where we really relate as only long-time friends can. That shared history with these women of my youth may be the most important element – years of accepting, supporting, showing honor, and always being […]