Devotional

Janet and I were discussing the spelling of words this afternoon and we happened to start talking about the difference between walking in the "desert" and wanting "dessert". My mind wandered back to my childhood when one of my early…

Normally, you have come to expect an upbeat post to arrive in your mailbox as you live life with the Toussaint family. But the truth of the matter is that I really don't feel like writing this evening. That's because…

Forty years ago yesterday, the US Olympic Hockey team defeated the 4-time defending Olympic champions, the team from the USSR. This allowed the US to advance to the finals and two days later, the US beat the team from Finland…

I turned 67 years old yesterday and after attending a wedding in Orlando last weekend, we drove to Ft. Lauderdale for several days to visit some of our old haunts. We have been coming to Ft. Lauderdale for more than…

God willing, I will celebrate my 67th birthday this Wednesday, February 19th, nine years to the day after I wrote my first post for Transitions by the Book. For those of you who have been on this journey with me…

Things have started out at a rather hectic pace so far this year. There are days when it is difficult to squeeze everything in. And things are about to become even busier for the next several weeks. When this happens,…

For the past several months, we have seen partisan politics play out on the national stage - some would say, like never before. The House voted to impeach President Trump and the Senate exonerated him - both votes being more…

The past several weeks the country has been deeply divided by the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. After having been charged in the House of Representatives, the Senate convened and yesterday it acquitted President Trump of both charges. Regardless…

Today, February 2, 2020 is a special day for a number of reasons. First of all, it is Super Bowl Sunday and the Kansas City Chiefs are playing the San Fransisco 49er's for the Lombardi Trophy. And, it's also Groundhog…

Janet and I are pretty devout church attenders. Unless one of us is ill, or we are out of town somewhere, we don't miss church - and if we can't be there in person, we stream the service live to…