phases

Phases of Life

March 19, 2016 Joey Cope 0

Rarely a day goes by that I don’t find myself in a conversation with someone who has no idea of what I’m talking about. It’s all about context, you see. OK. Sometimes it’s about my inability to communicate clearly. But most of the time it’s about context. Our phases of [read more]

A Brand New Year!

January 2, 2016 Joey Cope 2

A brand new year! It is always my hope that I will do better in a new year. Better diet, more exercise, less sin, more friends, and a lot more family. Yet, I never seem to get there. Pounds cling to my body, chances to stretch and to strengthen are [read more]

Opening the package is a necessary part of the joy.

Opening the Package

December 25, 2015 Joey Cope 2

The package. Christmas gifts can occupy a lot of our time. Coming up with just the right gift. Wrapping it in just the right paper. (Unless you’re like me and forgot to get wrapping paper — so, whatever scraps are left from many Christmases ago on the rolls still stacked [read more]

Some Things Grow on You

April 12, 2015 Joey Cope 2

Four summers of my life, my mother helped me pack a footlocker procured from the Army Surplus Store and I was loaded on to a bus with old friends and those who would become new friends for a couple of weeks at Camp Blue Haven. I loved those camp experiences [read more]

Life and Hope in the Face of Death

April 5, 2015 Joey Cope 2

Have you ever wondered about how you will leave this earth? Illness? Accident? Simply a last, calm breath from a well-used and mortal body? Have you ever wondered what the face of Death will look like? I have. Although many folks I know have had these same thoughts and ponderings [read more]