This Time of Year
My friend Mary said it was 62 degrees and raining. That was yesterday where she lived. We had no school here. We had snow and wind, and...
I Have These Days
I believe most people have these kind of days. Days when trying to pin down one thought or idea doesn't come easy. The snow this morning...
All We Have Is Now
The short story by Leo Tolstoy called What Men Live By, in Tolstoy fashion reinforces the idea of priorities. It's about a shoemaker...
What's On the Test
I remember as a child seeing the old shows with Spanky and Our Gang. The old ones where the kids were being kids, and when they wanted to...
Judge or Savior
The story is told of a drowning man... He'd been fishing and his boat capsized. He's flailing in the water shouting for help. A passing...
Blessed Is the Man
Psalms 1:1 "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the...
Greater Than Life
This is a truly magnificent world that we live in. There are many clever sayings devised to express our feelings. Like this one: "Life...
Turn Around
Even though there is wisdom in the meme that says, "Stop looking back, You're not going that way," sometimes there is wisdom in, "If...
Short Term vs. Long Term
I think it must be the cold weather. Or it could be that my oven isn't working, and I can only dream of cookies, cakes, or some wildly...
Funny In Mind
To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to...