Last time, we started a list of unusual things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season. The first two were a sense of humor and the uniqueness of our seasons….
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When my kids were younger, at Thanksgiving time, we would go out in the yard and bring in a branch. I cut leaf shapes out of colored paper and the…
This morning my mom sent me a video tour of a house for sale. It is now the most expensive house in Texas; its price, if you are looking to…
You may not have ever played the game, but, certainly, by now you have heard about pickleball. It is the fastest growing sport in the country and is played in…
Women’s soccer is a big deal this month, at least as long as the US team is not eliminated from the Women’s World Cup tournament. If that happens, soccer will…
When’s the last time you had a vacation? What keeps you, me, us from having a vacation? Is it due to lack of time or money? Or both? When my…
Many Americans are turning to bonsai to reduce stress. So said the headline I saw this morning. For those of you whose bonsai knowledge begins and ends with Mr. Miyagi,…
What is a “perfect” parent? What about a perfect “Christian parent”? Did you ever contemplate that God as the perfect parent had His first born children (Adam and Eve) out…
My single son recently sent me a picture of his attempts at flower gardening. It was cute. Four or five little plants stuck in a container outside his little, tiny…
It’s summer now, or at least the weather is warming up and perhaps you have a little extra free time. Maybe you have kids at your house or friends and…
Have you ever been asked to describe someone or something in one word? Maybe as an icebreaker or during a job interview? “Describe yourself in one word.” I’m told I…
We are all on a journey. Anyone of a certain age can remember these song titles: Time Keeps on Slipping Into the Future and Time in a Bottle Or what…
I saw something called a March Madness devotional the other day. I don’t know if it is supposed to help you tame down your yelling at the TV or curb…
I have this new chatbot app which is really cool. I asked the app for the definition of exchange. It told me there were several definitions based upon context. In…
Lent. When I was growing up, I didn’t know much about it other than people got ashes put on their foreheads and ate fish on Fridays. To be honest, I…
