Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite holidays. There’s not much expectation – no gifts to bring, no cards to send (although I thank...

Let the giving begin! Or should I say let it continue. Something happens in November. People turn their minds toward giving. Some folks...

I had the honor of visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a few years ago. It was an awe-inspiring moment. The solemnity, the austere...

This Sunday we will celebrate All Saints Sunday. A day when Christians celebrate the lives of precious saints who have gone home to...

Horror movies, haunted houses, full-face masks! ‘Tis the season to SCARE! My brothers would always ask me, as I was trembling in fear at...

Shame on you! There was a time when that phrase made us stop in our tracks. We felt bad for doing something and we felt shame for doing...

“Sometimes I’m terrified of my heart; of its constant hunger for whatever it is it wants. The way it stops and starts.” – Edgar Allan Poe...

10/02/21 I love to eat! Whether it’s Cracker Barrel’s pancakes, or Longhorn’s ribeye, or my own slow cooker pot roast – I love good food!...

09/23/21 We have so many choices in life, don’t we? There are a gazillion brands of toothpaste, cereal, and even toilet paper to choose...

“I have no gift to bring that’s fit to give a King,” spoken by the little drummer boy. These lyrics from a cute Christmas song ring in...

THE INVITATION: TO FOLLOW 9/11/21 Back in the day, I can remember being so excited at getting my official membership certificate for the...

“He [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created,...

“Oh, how I love Jesus. Oh, how I love Je-su-us. Oh, how I love Jesus because He first loved me.” Did you read that or did you sing it? If...

Psalm 95 1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with...

I remember playing games with my big brothers. They were six and eight years older than me, wiser and more mature (so they thought!), so...

Does anyone love puzzles as much as I love puzzles? I suppose it was my mother who got me hooked on them as a child. She also loved...

There was a board game that we used to play as children. It was called The Game of Life, later shortened to just Life. Each person had...

Hello Family! By the time you read this, I hope to have a grandbaby (or two) in my arms! It’s been 2-1/2 LONG years since we’ve seen Eli...

07/08/21 There was a popular show “back in the day” titled The Beverly Hillbillies. Perhaps you remember Jed Clampett, Granny, Jethro &...

06/25/21 Have you heard the story of the little boy who fell out of the bed? When his mother asked him what happened he said, “I guess I...