A Canary in the Mine Miners used to take canaries down into the mines with them to serve as an early warning system. The canaries were very sensitive to poisonous gases that could be present deep underground, primarily carbon monoxide. Once the birds started passing out it would give the miners time to evacuate the… Read More »

Stewards of God’s Earth Today, April 22 is Earth Day. For 55 years Earth Day has grown to where 192 countries and over 1 billion people are expected to participate. 7,500,000 pounds of garbage will be removed through the Great Global Cleanup. We all have pet peeves, and my number one pet peeve has always… Read More »

Fulfilled Prophecy The Book of Psalms is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Through reading it, I have been encouraged to praise God for who He is and for what He has done. I see the greatness of God and His faithfulness in times of trouble. The Psalms include expressions of lament, praise,… Read More »

The Light Won’t Go Off Have you ever owned a car when one of those pesky dashboard lights won’t go off. I have had the slippery road, the check tire pressure, and the worst one of all, the check engine light come on and not go off. My first course of action is to turn… Read More »

Content or Comfortable If someone were to ask me, “Do you want to be content or comfortable,” I would say yes. I want to be both. Who would not want to be content, free from all doubts, fears, worries, guilt, shame, and totally at peace with God and self. Who would not want to be… Read More »

Words Have Power This morning, I am reminded of the power that words have. Through my choice of words today, I can choose to be a blessing to others by offering a kind word. Just as I appreciate it when a person opens a door for me, I can open a bigger door, the door… Read More »

My Comfort Zone I feel comfortable doing what I know how to do, cooking simple meals, driving in smaller cities, eating only food I am familiar with, and living in the country. Ask me to drive through Chicago or prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner and I am out of my comfort zone. When married Monika, she… Read More »

God’s Canvas Today, April 14th is National Look Up At the Sky Day. In my fast-paced life, I don’t take the time to look up at the sky. When I was a young girl, I loved lying in the grass and watching the clouds above me move into shapes inspired by my creativity. Presently, when… Read More »

Thirsty Yesterday was one of those days. We had doctor appointments in the morning. As is often the case, the doctor was running late and that part of our morning lasted close to noon. Catch a bite to eat and then do some shopping. We had lots of items to pick up and they could… Read More »

A Black Bird or a Grackle I have been with a friend, and we spotted a large number of birds that were black in color. My friend said look at all those blackbirds. I said those just aren’t birds that happen to be black, they are grackles. We both saw the same scene but saw… Read More »