Last Saturday evening, three of our grandsons came to the house for their first overnight with us. This has been something that they have done since they were very little kids, but this is the initial experience for them at…
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I am sitting in our little hearth room checking emails and I am listening to Janet and Kristin's three boys playing the game of Life. I was never much of a board game kind of guy, but Janet and the…
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As most of you know, I teach Bible study Thursday evenings in our home. For years now, members of the group have provided snacks on a rotating basis and that way we all get to try a variety of things…
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...makes you weak... ;-) I heard this saying on the radio earlier this week and had to chuckle to myself. I decided to use it as a post title, but didn't know whether I should spell it "weak" or "week"…
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Today was a day of travel - in fact, I just walked in the door at home. As I have stated several times recently, my schedule for going out of town has become far more manageable and it is rare…
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I read an article this morning on one of the newest things in the funeral industry. Always looking to update things and bring new value to clients, a funeral director in New Orleans recently made headlines when he "posed" Miriam…
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It's Sunday evening and it's been a good week-end. I can't believe the number of things that we have accomplished around the house - loose ends that need to be completed. Miscellaneous projects in the garage and around the yard.…
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For the second time in seven months, I am sitting at the surgery center. Our son, Andrew, has just been wheeled back to have a procedure done on his right thumb - for the second time. What started out as…
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Last evening I returned from a short business trip in southern Indiana. As I was getting off the exit near home, traffic was tied up as a mother goose was crossing a busy street. Several steps behind her, a young…
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