Devotional

Friday morning marks an important time in our family - especially for Kristin and the boys. For it is the day that we close on a new home for her - a place to start her new life as a…

During the past several months, I have marveled at how God seems to know what our family needs are; and then delivers just in the nick of time. Now once or twice I can understand, but this pattern has happened MANY times…

Today is primary election day - when we exercise our right to pick up a ballot and make choices about our desire for the future of our communities, our counties, our states and even our country. While we may disagree…

Recently, especially in the past week or so, I have been involved in a number of incidents where people are just struggling with their situations in life. I don't mean that they fundamentally wish they were somewhere else, but they…

Well, the rain has finally ended and it seems nicer outside than it has been since March. Back then, the temperatures were unseasonably warm and I was hoping that we were going to have an early spring. Not to be...…

Each May 2nd, the first thing that I think about when I wake up in the morning is the fact that on May 2, 1979, eleven months to the day after the death of my father, I had my tonsils…

This past week-end, I was talking with one of our grandsons about money; and I decided to show him my bank book from the first account I ever had. I still have what in those days what was called a…

Some of the fondest memories of my youth have to do with the weekly Sunday dinners we had at my grandparent's house, about 2 miles from our home on Claremont Avenue in Chicago. My mother was an only child and…

Several weeks ago, Susan, our dear neighbor from across the street, reminded me that Pat, who has become a de facto member of our family, was going to be celebrating a birthday today. Now one of Pat's favorite restaurants is…

As you know, I flew to Dallas Monday morning and returned late this afternoon. Believe me, after more than 60 trips there in the last 5 years, I pretty much have the schedule down to a science. I take the…