Devotional

With my inevitable move toward retirement, I find that I have more time to do the things that I enjoy rather than having to dedicate so much of the day to work. But don't get me wrong - I don't…

Forty years ago today, I had my tonsils out under a local anesthetic at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. I had been suffering from severe throat infections and had been treated with penicillin for many months. Finally, it…

Earlier this week, on Tuesday, April 23rd, I celebrated my first anniversary since I ruptured my right quad tendon while I was on a business trip southwest of Chicago. My brother, Doug, and I were helping our youngest brother, Ken,…

You may have already guessed that tonight's post is about the horrific fire that almost destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris earlier this week. This iconic building was constructed over a period of approximately two hundred years and parts of…

As you know from my last post, Janet and I recently went on a trip to the deep South with our eldest daughter, Kristin, and her oldest son, Connor. We were gone six days and it certainly brought back memories…

This past week, Janet, our daughter, Kristin, and our grandson, Connor, took a trip down south. I hadn't been in the deep south, states such as Mississippi and Alabama, for many years. So I decided to put together a trip…

We are in Memphis, Tennessee this evening getting ready to go see Graceland, the home of Elvis, in the morning. It's been years since Janet and I have come through this city and we are traveling with our oldest daughter,…

Tomorrow is the final work day of our 36th year in business. Our fiscal year-end is on March 31st and so this week has been packed with updating folders, paying bills, sending out invoices and making sure that everything is…

I was reading an article yesterday and suddenly realized that it was officially the first day of spring, 2019. I know that we recently moved the clocks ahead an hour, and it seemed early to me, but I didn't equate…

Today, March 17th, is St. Patrick's Day around the world. Ironically, there are numerous misconceptions about the date and what it actually celebrates. For starters, in case you were wondering, there really was a St. Patrick. He was born in…