Devotional

Our daughter, Jill, sent me a note on Tuesday evening of this week that the author of my favorite book as a child died this past Monday. His name was Norman Juster and he wrote one of the most famous…

You never know how you will impact others in your life - even in an unusual way. This afternoon I received a wonderful note from a friend of mine from high school. In fact, she is the person I took…

Last February 29th, Doug and I stood over our youngest brother, Ken, and made the decision to discontinue his life support after he suffered multiple traumatic medical events during the prior week. Unquestionably, it was one of the most difficult…

My birthday last Friday was a wonderful day. It was terrific to spend the day with Janet and have dinner with the family, but this year I also noticed something a little different. I think it may be because we…

Tomorrow, February 19th, I will celebrate my 68th birthday. When I was younger I never really thought about a particular year and what that may look like as I age. But here we are... Tomorrow also marks another celebration -…

Several times in my life, I have experienced what I have come to realize are, at least in my opinion, leadings of the Holy Spirit. The most surprising one came many years ago as Janet and I were coming home…

Friday, February 12th, we celebrate the birth of our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. Since my birthday follows a week after President Lincoln's, I have always tried to learn more things about this most famous president as the years unfold. In…

I'm not a big football fan, but once a year I enjoy watching the Super Bowl. I guess, for me, it's kind of like St. Patrick's Day - everybody can celebrate being Irish for a day each year. In the…

Everybody is getting a little tired of Covid. The news coming out of the federal government can be confusing and each state seems to have different criteria for who is eligible to receive the coveted vaccines. So far, Pfizer and…

The older I get, the more I turn to God and give thanks for the things that happen in my life. When I was younger, I used to reach out to God most of the time when I needed something…