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Masks Off!
Posted on August 31, 2023 Leave a Comment
August 31, 2023 Masks Off! Masks can be fun! When I put on a mask, I can become something better than I am most other times. I can be strong, beautiful, and even delightful if I want. I can be athletic, charming, and even likable if I want. I can be funny, entertaining, and even […]
Masks Off!
Posted on August 31, 2023 Leave a Comment
August 31, 2023 Masks Off! Masks can be fun! When I put on a mask, I can become something better than I am most other times. I can be strong, beautiful, and even delightful if I want. I can be athletic, charming, and even likable if I want. I can be funny, entertaining, and even […]
Sweet Fragrance!
Posted on August 24, 2023 Leave a Comment
August 24, 2023 Sweet Fragrance! There is something sweet about friendship. There is the sharing of common experiences, the recollection of good memories, and the commitment to new adventures in the future. There is the journeying through a season of loss together, the offering of words of comfort, and the giving of acts of compassion. […]
Comfort!
Posted on August 17, 2023 Leave a Comment
August 17, 2023 Comfort! Pain seems to define and refine life and love. We experience pain in a variety of ways; some expected and some unexpected! Sometimes pain is the consequence of my choices. There are other times when pain is the consequence of another’s choice. Sometimes pain is for a short while. There are […]
Waiting!
Posted on August 10, 2023 Leave a Comment
August 10, 2023 Waiting! It has been one year since we made our move from Nebraska to Colorado. We have made some new friends in Colorado while cherishing the friends we have in Nebraska. We have found a new church home while giving thanks for the church home we had before our move. We are […]
Pride!
Posted on August 3, 2023 Leave a Comment
August 3, 2023 Pride! I did due diligence with my internet research. I watched three or four videos that told me exactly how to complete my project and with the promise of an amazing result. I gathered my tools, my materials (after three trips to Lowes and two trips to Home Depot!), and proceeded with […]
Why Worship?
Posted on July 27, 2023 Leave a Comment
July 27, 2023 Why Worship! Retirement has provided me with a choice. When I was still working, I did not have a choice of where I was going to be or what I was going to do on a Sunday morning. However, in my retirement I have choices on Sunday morning. When I was still […]
Your Hat Teaches You!
Posted on July 20, 2023 Leave a Comment
July 20, 2023 Your Hat Teaches You! A friend in seminary (a four-year graduate school for pastors) told me that the girl he was dating wanted him to change. Although she did not want him to change a whole lot of things, he was still concerned. As he described her request, it became apparent she […]
Make The Most!
Posted on July 13, 2023 Leave a Comment
July 13, 2023 Make The Most! As I was getting ready to leave the house for a short walk in the early morning this week, I noticed a fire truck pull up in front of a neighbor’s house. There were no sirens nor any sense of urgency as the emergency team made their way to […]
Fatherly Advice!
Posted on June 29, 2023 Leave a Comment
June 29, 2023 Fatherly Advice! Last week, our two daughters learned how to drive a car with a manual transmission while staying in Ireland. Although they confess that they are not ready to drive a car with a manual transmission in a busy and hilly city, they did become acquainted with the basics. When I […]
Take Delight 