Devotional

This past Thursday, I celebrated my 73rd birthday. And as some of you know, that same day was the 15th anniversary of writing Transitions by The Book. Normally, birthdays come and go but this year was a little different. First…

Fifteen years ago tonight, I decided to start writing posts about life in the Toussaint family and how God is present with believers every step of the way - year in and year out.  I had been thinking about writing…

For thirty five years, we have had a relationship with a couple that we first met way back during the first Gulf War in 1991. What started out as a business relationship morphed into a friendship that has endured through…

We are now in the middle of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. And there have already been heartwarming stories of training and unlikely Olympians who are in the midst of medal contention. The USA Women’s Hockey team, the mixed…

As has been the case in several other years, President Trump was the invited speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast held in Washington several days ago on February 5th. Last time, as you may recall, President Trump indicated that he…

Throughout the Mercury, Gemini and even the Apollo programs, I tried to stay pretty informed about the crews, training, launch data, missions and any other pertinent information having to do with everything through the lunar landings. As Skylab, Mir, the…

As some of you know, Janet has been struggling for almost a year and a half with a severe sciatic pain that has been treated with spinal injections, pain meds, chiropractic and physical therapy. In early December, it became evident…

I have followed the ministry transition of a children’s pastor at an area church as he moves from the church environment to start a non-profit helping solve the problem of food insecurity for families. Most of us don’t realize that…

With all the hype about space surrounding the Artemis project and the Voyager spacecrafts that are reaching or have reached the outer edges of our solar system, there is renewed interest in exploring the cosmos and trying to determine where…

Most of you know that I am very interested in space and have followed the various programs since the first Mercury 7 astronauts were selected. I recall with great fondness getting up with Dad early on launch mornings when I…