Julian, this past Sunday your grandmother and I watched and listened as you were confirmed. It was a wonderful day as we were able to thank God for how he brought you to faith in your Savior Jesus and has kept you close to him through his Word. We were also able to thank God […]Read Post ›
Have you ever seen those boxes, some look like little houses, in various places around where you live? A while ago, I finally walked up to one of these and discovered it was a Little Free Library. These are lending libraries where you can borrow books. Or, you can leave books of your own for […]Read Post ›
Easter! Three days after “It is finished” came “He is Risen!” Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins was accomplished on Good Friday and on Easter came his triumphant return to life. His victory over death was completed and because of what he did, so is mine. Oh, how I have celebrated that gift. In my life […]Read Post ›
I come to another Good Friday. This one feels different. As I sit in my kitchen with my work computer and my personal laptop covering our table I wonder what is it going to take to end this situation in which we find our world. I read about flattening the curve, social distancing, safe at […]Read Post ›
The last time I posted on February 26th, “The Lord Gave …,” I wrote about Job and the catastrophes he experienced as God let Satan test Job’s faith. Even though he lost all his children and earthly possessions, Job continued to trust God and his plans for him as he shared “the Lord gave and […]Read Post ›
We recently finished watching the series Anne With An “E” on Netflix. This was based on Anne of Green Gables written by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The story follows an orphan who was originally mistakenly placed with an older sister and brother. They were looking for a boy to help them on their farm, but when […]Read Post ›
The National Football League is back into full swing. Clothing stores advertise fall specials, restaurants have happy hours, and flyers from grocery stores all include some kind of football image. But most of all, I see this Or this I have seen games where a player makes a play and the fans as well […]Read Post ›
That cute face looking at you up there is Ice. She came into our lives about a year and a half ago. She was three months old when we got her and she has been quite an addition. The ad said she was a Border Collie mix. We found out pretty quickly the “mix” included […]Read Post ›
I was waiting for Driver to finish his now almost nightly 1:30 am trip to the backyard and thinking, “This has to be part of a dog’s aging process,” when it hit me–this was not only his schedule. More times than I care to admit, I also wake up around 1:30 am to address a […]Read Post ›
I am in the middle of reading the book Time Lottery by Nancy Moser. The story line follows three people who were chosen as the first to be able to go back to an “Alternity” or to their past life. Once there, they would have the chance to make a change which will result in […]Read Post ›
