Because of Grace we Press On
It seems football frenzy has taken over the digital network. Have you been watching any of the games? How about that game on Saturday? You know the one. Edge of the chair, nail-biting, hold-your-breath exciting. I’m not a TV watcher and not a sports fan, so there were already two strikes against the probability that I … Read more
You’ll never regret being kind. Does anyone remember traveling in the south and reading road signs that spelled out an entire sentence strung together in incremental words? Or maybe they advertised Berma Shave and Ipana Toothpaste. I haven’t traveled outside of Michigan to the south for several years so those signs might have been uprooted … Read more
I miss blogging. There I said it. I don’t count my followers. I don’t analyze the geographic locations of my readers. I have the smallest degree of popularity. I love that people sometimes read and comment on what I have to say, but what I really miss about blogging is spilling out the contents of … Read more
OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning YAY! WE made it to Friday! What cool things will you do today to prepare for your weekend? How do you get from here to the weekend; what’s in your plan? At work, at home, at play – well, first things first. First we have to get … Read more
Children have it made, don’t they? No schedule, no job, no financial responsibility – just play all day, eat meals served up by someone else, carefree and leisurely … It’s tough being a child. You don’t agree with me, do you? Last night I had the privilege of remembering what it was like to be … Read more
Whoa! Has anyone else noticed the extreme number of last minute offers flooding your inbox? Many of them appeal to my sense of pride an ambition promising that if I sign up with them, all my plans will succeed. The tug is there. Who doesn’t want to be successful? Who isn’t on a mission to … Read more
Sometime ago, I was shopping the used book table at our library and picked up a book on CD by Barbara Bush which I think is titled Reflections. I was attracted to the topic because it promised to be a book about Barbara’s memories of life in politics without the politics. How do you tell … Read more
Today is both a day for looking back and a day to look ahead. In my prayer this morning, I had to be honest with God and tell him about some things I was glad to put in a box with the lid slammed shut, but there were others that I will remember as some … Read more
I couldn’t help it. This morning I decided it was high time for me to go look up some scripture that talk about rain. If I copied them all here, you’d never get anything done today and I wouldn’t either. So after reading and cross referencing and thinking about all the constructive uses of rain, … Read more
I’m not sure why an event has been rerunning in my mind all night, but it could be the message on forgiveness I heard that was truthfully pointed, yet lovingly delivered. Too often lately it seems that so many relationships have been through trauma. Deep sadness has resulted from friendships torn apart by unintentional rumors and intentional criticisms. … Read more