Devotional

There is a church down the street from our home and I always look to see what message is on the board. You know, things like "Sign broken, get message inside." Pretty clever, huh? Well, Sunday I noticed that message…

Each time I enter the side of the garage in our new home, I can't help but notice the small heart carved into the concrete corner near the door - bearing the words "Carl & Sandy - 2002." You see,…

Yesterday, Saturday, August 2nd, would have been my father-in-law's 93rd birthday. That is, of course, except for the fact that last September, at the age of 92, John went to be with the Lord - eighteen days after Janet's mother…

I was on Facebook recently and noticed that my brother, Doug, had endorsed a website, Classmates.com, that linked people who attended high school together. I was a high school graduate in 1970 and so, out of curiosity, I followed the…

Last evening, I wrote post number 900 since beginning TBTB 3-1/2 years years ago. In fact, I wrote the first post on my 58th birthday, February 19, 2011. And I am beginning to wonder how long this assignment from the…

I drove down to Evansville today for my regular assignment with a client in the area. I got off a little earlier than I was planning and so I decided to take my time and enjoy the solitude of the…

Perhaps the hair on the back of your neck already stood up when you read the title of tonight's post. Then again, perhaps not - because you are one of the lucky ones who doesn't mind petitioning the Lord of…

Last evening, I wrote about Vacation Bible School and how I had to attend each summer back in the neighborhood I grew up in on the south side of Chicago. This evening, as we were discussing our day, Janet and…

When I was a youngster, and summer was in full swing, Mom and Dad always enrolled me in Vacation Bible School, better known as VBS. Oddly, even though we attended Trinity Methodist Church on the south side of Chicago we…

We've been in the new place about 5 months now and it's time to focus on the outside stuff now that most of the unpacking is done. We live in a neighborhood that requires architectural approval to paint your home…