Several days ago, we had some sleet and ice that caused very slippery conditions on the streets and driveways. We were expecting a delivery and so I went out and started to clear off the driveway. Of course, when I…
As I get older, it seems that time passes more quickly than it did when I was younger. And lately, I have had several things happen that just reinforce how much I have lived. Today, our daughter, Jill, was asking…
Yesterday, we marked the quadrennial inauguration of the President of the United States. Whether it is a second term for a sitting president or a change in leadership for the country, this ritual occurs on or about January 20th every…
This week, I will have the privilege of leading the winter session of the Soul Sisters Bible study. During the Advent season, we completed a short study on the Gospels at Christmas and from the feedback we received, it was…
I didn’t grow up in a family that easily displayed their emotions. I don’t ever remember my father and mother holding hands and, in fact, never even saw them display any kind of emotional closeness. Well, that is except for…
It has been a strange end to 2020. For starters, there are more Covid-19 cases after Christmas get togethers seem to have accelerated the rate of infection. Many states have extended their quarantine restrictions and New Year’s Eve parties were,…
We joke about having hindsight, but there is a saying going around that tomorrow morning, we will all have real “2020 hindsight” as one of the, if not the, worst years of our lives recedes into the past. Of course,…
We have just celebrated the birth of Jesus and it is important to know that people back at the time of Christ had high hopes and expectations for the Messiah. We don’t know much about the early life of Jesus…
Forth-eight years ago tonight, Janet and I got engaged – on Christmas Eve, 1972. We were both young but it was clear to us that we were made to be together and we took the step of committing our lives…