It’s been about a month and a half since I retired. I was unsure what it would be like to no longer have scheduled employment as a part of my day. I did receive input from others about their experience and that information was useful. However, that was how it worked out for them and […]Read Post ›
Reading through my last few posts is kind of depressing for me. The things going on are tough to handle and do appear to come without end. But, as I prayed this morning it came to me that I sound like those people who use Facebook to only let everyone know how bad their lives […]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 ›
So just a few questions before I head out to vote on Tuesday. And I pray that no matter how others feel about the candidates or politics or the issues, millions still vote. After all, countless people have died to preserve my rights and voting is one. So here goes: Do I have to vote? […]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 ›
We have been back from vacation for a while and I have to admit it has been a little rough. No, life is not that much different. But my attitude is a little less than desirable. I never like to see vacations end, but this seemed a lot worse. The vacation was good. We saw […]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 ›
A few weeks ago I was driving to work listening to the radio when I heard the words of a song that drew my interest. The basic message was remembering what it was like to be a child. The feeling that life at that time was one of an uncluttered existence. The attitude was one of […]Read Post ›
The longer I am around this earth, the more often I shake my head at how my mind works. The idea for this blog came to me while thinking about our schedule for this past Sunday and an article I saw regarding how improvised explosive devices, IEDs, have taken the place of conventional land mines in […]Read Post ›
As I typed this title I thought to myself it would be great if this was a quote that described my relationship to my Savior Jesus. Unfortunately, it is a quote by a Roger Caras about dogs. My belief, though, is God always has something for me to learn into whatever part of his creation he allows me to wander. So, I looked […]Read Post ›
Just Following Him 