Devotional

Last Tuesday, August 16th, my youngest brother, Ken, would have been 62 years old if he was still living... Unfortunately, that isn't the case. Ken died on February 29th, 2020 in a hospital in Peoria, Il. It was the week…

Last Tuesday, August 16th, my youngest brother, Ken, would have been 62 years old if he was still living... Unfortunately, that isn't the case. Ken died on February 29th, 2020 in a hospital in Peoria, Il. It was the week…

Back when I was almost 10 years old, an animated TV program ran for a 24 week season from September 1962 - March 1963. It was called the Jetsons and highlighted the family antics of George Jetson, his wife Jane,…

One of my hobbies as I move more toward retirement is to spend time grilling, cooking and smoking in the backyard. Although I have more than 50 years grilling experience, I entered the world of backyard smoking approximately five years…

On this date, July 24th, in 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins - safely returned to earth after having visited the moon. Armstrong and Aldrin actually walked on the lunar surface while…

Well, after eluding Covid for just about 2-1/2 years, it finally caught up to us. On Monday, I started feeling a little bit under the weather and by Monday evening, Janet suggested I take a Covid test. Before that, neither…

Yesterday, our youngest grandson, Drew, returned home from a week at church camp. The kids spent the week learning more about worship, prayer, community and a host of other Bible based concepts that are being reinforced every day in their…

I was on the road tonight, making a quick trip to attend the funeral of my friend that will take place tomorrow. In the process, I am visiting my brother, Doug, as well. My friend, Erik, was on staff with…

I am not big on returning stuff. In fact, there are many times that I just don't buy things because I don't want to even think of the hassle of how inconvenient it may be if I have to return…

We live on a small lake and, unfortunately, we have been plagued with people who stroll around the shore and have no business being there. There are people from other neighborhoods who come and try to fish behind our homes…