Each year, I find that I become increasingly reflective around the time of my birthday – which was yesterday… It seems that the years pass more quickly than they used to – and I focus on other concerns than the…
This Saturday, February 19th, I will celebrate my 69th trip around the sun. For those who have been with me for years, you know that each year near my birthday, I go back and re-visit the origins of Transitions by…
It’s the evening before Valentine’s Day – a day traditionally reserved for acts of love and kindness. Of course, when we were kids, we gave Valentine’s Day cards at school and usually had some sort of celebration. This year, in…
I went to seminary years ago to enter into a deeper relationship with the One who created me. That was my reason for attending school for almost ten years when I was in my late forties and early fifties. I…
For those of you across the country, and I mean a huge swath of the country, we are in the middle of a winter storm. From Dallas all the way to New York and Boston, cities are experiencing massive snowfalls…
Recently, I have been spending quite a bit of time thinking about our three children and all the years gone by, especially remembering when they were young. I think that it is, in some way, related to the fact that…
We made it this far through winter without a snowfall – until early this morning. And let’s face it, while the rest of the country has already had its share of bad weather throughout the least several weeks – and…
Wouldn’t it be nice if I was talking about losing weight – but that’s not the case tonight! Here is the story… Last weekend was a pretty busy one. Our youngest grandson, Drew, and I decided that it was time…
Well, it’s far later than I usually write. And that’s because I am making memories with our youngest grandson, Drew, who has taken a keen interest in helping me when I make beef jerky or other items on the smoker….