I love the Fall. The leaves are beginning to show their colors, the days grow shorter, and of course, a little frost begins to cling to the windshields in the morning. Beautiful! The days are subtly telling us to get ready for rougher days ahead. Winter will soon be upon us....
I recently helped watch kids in a junior's program at a Christian conference. By the fourth day of the conference the kids were tired. Many of them refused to do anything the leader suggested, some were seeking to hide or runaway from the leader -it was chaotic....
Often my wife and I will be amazed, in the midst of situations, where one of us starts to do something and then find that, on the path to do one thing, we see something else that needs to be done and completely change our priorities and actions. Sometimes, we may not even remember what it was we initially intended to do....
The one who has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father. I also will love him and will reveal myself to him. John 14:21...
How time flies! Here we are into summer. Here I am after 66 years of life, and 44 years of marriage, to the love of my life. We say things like: “Live and Learn”. Well, sometimes after our life challenges, we find out that we do it all over again and didn’t learn the lesson or grow in the way God intended. ...
Last month we celebrated our mother’s with a special day. On June 16, we will honor father’s with a special day. However, it seems to me that the words “respect” and “honor” in our society have fallen on hard times. Erosion of respect and honor of God, parents, teachers and those in authority can be seen all around us....
Tax season is very stressful for me. I confess to being a pretty disorganized person. (My wife has helped me a lot with this as she is very organized) So in February every year I begin the agonizing process of sorting receipts......
Would you call yourself an optimist or pessimist? Honestly! When you consider your answer, consider if you believe life is full of possibilities and you still have goals that you have been working on for quite some time. ...
I wonder what would have happened if Adam and Eve had humbled themselves before God after eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? If they hadn’t hidden their nakedness, but come to God and confessed what they had done?...
Often my wife and I will be amazed, in the midst of situations, where one of us starts to do something and then find that, on the path to do one thing, we see something else that needs to be done and completely change our priorities and actions. Sometimes, we may not even remember what it was we initially intended to do....
Keep Reading How time flies! Here we are into summer. Here I am after 66 years of life, and 44 years of marriage, to the love of my life. We say things like: “Live and Learn”. Well, sometimes after our life challenges, we find out that we do it all over again and didn’t learn the lesson or grow in the way God intended. ...
Keep Reading Would you call yourself an optimist or pessimist? Honestly! When you consider your answer, consider if you believe life is full of possibilities and you still have goals that you have been working on for quite some time. ...
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