This is the traditional Labor Day week-end, when America celebrates the workers of the nation and there are all kinds of lists like the greatest places to work that generate a buzz and stir competition among companies large and small…
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Janet and I had some time on our hands this afternoon and drove north of our home into the rural country to visit a farmstand that we really enjoy going to several times during the summer. It's one of those…
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I had an interesting experience today. I was driving in the car, alone with the silence and deep in thought, when I felt the urge to hear some music in the background. I had a four hour drive ahead of…
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This evening, I was trying to figure out a way to acknowledge and celebrate the 120th birthday of our Grandmother Lettie Toussaint, my father's mother, who was born on Aug. 27, 1894 and passed away on March 23, 1985. After…
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It's been another one of those busy days. I am finding it difficult to regulate my schedule in such a way as to have margin in my life. I thought I would be in town all week but it turns…
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Last year on this day Janet and I were on a cruise in Hawaii. We had gone out several days in advance of boarding the ship in an effort to get accustomed to the time zone differences in anticipation of…
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It was 41 years ago today, a Friday night at 7:00 pm at Trinity United Methodist Church, on the south side of Chicago, August 24, 1973, that Janet and I exchanged our vows uniting us as husband and wife. We…
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Our Bible study group recently finished studying the book of Mark and we were discussing the next thing to consider in our desire to study the books of the Bible. The lead choice at this point is the book of…
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