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 »

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 »

Broken How many items have we broken throughout our life? I cannot count the number. Dishes have fallen out of my hand, figurines have fallen off a shelf, and recently my Bible fell and the binding broke. Through the years my friends have brought me items they broke to have fixed. One neighbor had a… Read More »

Changed Lives The greatest blessing I know is to witness a life being transformed by God. There were the Apostles. One day they were fishing or collecting taxes and the next they dropped their nets and collection basket and followed Jesus. One day Paul was persecuting followers of Jesus and the next he was pleading… Read More »

Hearing or Reading The title of this blog may be a bit confusing but the thought behind it has been stirring in my mind for days. I read the Bible daily. I cannot remember when a day has gone by when I have not read at least two chapters. It is how I start my… Read More »

Celebrate We celebrate certain days of the year, New Years Day, Independence Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, and of course Christmas. There are reasons we take those days off from work and celebrate. We have personal days we celebrate during every year, anniversaries and birthdays. That’s cool to be able to celebrate a few days out… Read More »