You made it, Julian! You graduated from high school and have the diploma to prove it. And now, you can put away your textbooks, oops, Chromebook and get on with your real life. Graduation is a wonderful accomplishment and exciting, but comes along with a lot of changes. (Thanks. Grandpa, for that insightful, but oh, […]Read Post ›
Dear Ava, So you’ve graduated high school! The last four years were full of God blessing you. You were Student Council President and a member of the National Honor Society and you accompanied worship services at Peace Lutheran your home congregation. You played and managed volleyball, played basketball, participated in track and field, and played […]Read Post ›
A few weeks ago, my wife and I took a trip to see our daughter, her husband and our grandchildren in Texas. My wife gifted us with a trip on Amtrak so I could experience the almost 1000 mile trip without having to drive. The trip was almost 21 hours and I have to admit, is pretty […]Read Post ›
It’s been a long time since I posted anything. A lot of struggles and changes have occurred so that I am unsure where to head with this. So, I will start with when I was in church on New Years Eve. I went expecting to hear a message encouraging me to review the past year and look into 2019. […]Read Post ›
I have never considered this one of my favorite Psalms. It’s not that the message is not clear. There is hope and praise for God. The Psalm is well written without any veiled messages. There is even a witnessing message. But there are a couple of pictures I see that make me wish that God would have […]Read Post ›
Fact: I have not posted anything for almost three weeks. I just have not felt like writing and I have been too distracted by other things going on in my life. The Whole Truth: When I become distracted due to unsettling situations in my life I tend to ignore them. One way to ignore them […]Read Post ›
I recently spoke with a person who is a ways into recovery and doing pretty well. He looks at all the aspects surrounding his dependency issues and plans a strategy to deal with them. Then he goes out and changes what he can to make his recovery more secure. I commented how well he was doing and […]Read Post ›
Dear Anonymous, It has been a while since you started to send me emails about my blog posts. I am not sure how you found my email address but I now expect your responses shortly after I post something. At first I thought you were someone who decided their purpose was to push back against […]Read Post ›
A few weeks before Christmas, Time magazine began to make a weekly visit to our mailbox. When the first one arrived, I thought it was a mistake. And then the next one came and I noticed I had a year’s subscription and finally I realized someone had gifted me Time magazine for Christmas. I do not […]Read Post ›
(This is not a paid political message) In 48 hours it will all be over. A number of people will win and a number will lose. And the commercials will go away and the yard signs will come down and the news headline writers will need to find another focus to energize some and infuriate others. But […]Read Post ›
