Catalog: FOCUS ON WOMEN

• ELIZABETH: A MONOLOGUE. A modern interpretation of the story of Elizabeth, Mary’s cousin. (reading, 1995, 2 pages)
• SISTERS: MARTHA AND MARY. A creative interpretation of the story of Jesus, Martha and Mary found in Luke 10:38-42. (poem, 1996, 2 pages)
• MORNING. An Easter meditation. Reflections on the women at the tomb. (meditation, 2007, 1 page)
• IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. “God created human beings in his own image ... male and female he created them.” Written on request for a Women’s Conference. (poem, 2013, 2 pages)
• MY NAME IS … The evolution of my name, with lessons on obedience and identity (“Now my identity is no longer tied to my name. I am primarily God’s daughter, and he has my name engraved on the palm of his hand.”). (essay, 2002-2013, 5 pages)
• A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER: Florence Eva Hicks Ziegler. I was under the mistaken impression that eulogies were necessarily tied to comments given after a person had died. Finding out that eulogy means high praise opened my mind to new thoughts on the subject, both from the Bible and for my life! Contains the eulogy I wrote for my mother's funeral services. [Excerpted from EULOGIES: In Praise of My Parents.] (Ageing & Dying essay, 2006, 3 pages)
• NOT GROWING OLD. A poem copied by my grandma, Annie King Hicks Gibbel, found in her Bible. (poem, 2013, 1 page)
• MEMORIALS: In Memory of Mabel. As soon as I heard that my table mate Mabel had died, I knew I would have to write about her. Portions of this essay were read at her memorial service. "Live in such a way that you will be missed!" is the moral of a story I tell. (Ageing & Dying essay, 2005, 3 pages)
• KILLEYLOO BIRDS. Written with Glory Dharmaraj for the national Leadership Training Event for United Methodist Women leaders. The Killeyloo is a mythical bird. (music, 2003, 2 pages)