Near my home there is a winding back road. It was built many years ago along the banks of a local river and it follows the river's path as it twists and turns down the mountain to a town 16 miles away. I often take this old road because it is the fastest way to make...
One Wednesday morning I received an unusual wish from a friend in an E-mail that said “ I hope you are having a happy “hump day". I guess the reasons that hump day fits are because by Wednesday we are over the hump and well into the week’s activity. It reminded me of...
Going by the ocean has always been one of my favorite pastimes. The waves and white foam can draw me into their rhythm and I can fasten my eyes attentively on them for several minutes at a time. I see them as music played out for all creation by our Creator God and...
I grew up in hand-me-downs and nobody was more proud than I when I could put on those new hand-me-downs and know I was really well dressed. My clothes came from a wealthy family so they breathed quality, looked quality and felt quality. They were quality even when...
I know there are more than a few reading this who have experienced the great blessing and joy of seeing at least one generation of related babies making their first attempts at walking. And no matter how many related generations of babies we’ve witnessed, what is...
"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever." (1 Chronicles 16:34) I have a lot to be thankful for, especially the last few weeks. As difficult as this may be to believe, every day I have apparently been winning several lotteries I never entered...
Recently I was given a couple of tiny wildflowers. They came from a distant place where they are quite prolific but I had never been to that region and had never seen them. Theirs was a loveliness never revealed to me before. Enchanted, I put them in a vase for a few...
"Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two...
Everybody’s a celebrity in somebody’s eyes. The high-profile, obvious ones might be athletes, olympians, singers, or movie stars. It could be a mom or dad to a young child, or perhaps an older sibling. Maybe a student would have a teacher filling that role, or a ball...
My dear friend and neighbor gave me some new books recently. As I looked through them I decided to follow the advice of one of my favorite authors, Leo Buscaglia. Taking Leo’s lead then I ignored the covers, skipped the introductions, and dived right into the middle...