It is no wonder that we are all just a little bit on the wonky side of “keep on,...
I was talking with a friend the other day, who had inadvertently hurt me. (Hurts are usually inadvertent: Who...
I’d like to talk with you about energy and equity. You might be lucky enough to not think twice...
I don’t know where it came from or how old it is; it has just “always been.”. “It” is...
December is a month of anticipation. Taking time to light Advent candles brings quiet reflection. The word Advent means...
For many years (40? 50?) no holiday celebration in our family has been complete without the family favorite: Polish...
July 2020 has certainly been an unforgettable month. Due to corona virus-19 July 4th parades, firework displays, large gathering...
In December 1982, a Mel Gibson film entitled “The Year of Living Dangerously “was released. We are only a...
Dear Janine, The coronavirus seems to be the only topic of conversation these days, assuming you can even find...
A few weeks ago I “pulled a muscle.” You’d think at my age that I would know better...
Here we are in January. The new year. This time the new Decade. January is the month when we...
Christmas is a time for rejoicing in the birth of Jesus. What glorious music is heard throughout this beautiful...
Christmas is a time of giving. What we don’t always remember is that it’s also a time of receiving,...
Thanksgiving is not my favorite holiday. For one thing, it’s become so commercial, with its orange plastic turkeys and...
I come from a long line of “believers” (in Jesus Christ), and for all of those people who shared...
Autumn surprises us with glorious, amazing sunsets. God has given us the pleasure of seeing these beautiful sunsets with...
“…lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white unto harvest…” John 4:35 KJV I’m...
Genesis 8:22 (Revised Standard) While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and...
“Look, the trees are turning,” she said, glancing out the picture window toward the New Hampshire woods, and everything...
God gives us time to reminisce and enjoy the simple things in life. He wants us to share our...
There is a saying in the 12-step Alcoholic Anonymous program that “You will not regret the past, nor wish...
St. Patrick’s Day is a day of Irish glee! Parades, everything green is worn, time for drinking green beer,...
A couple of nights ago I had this interesting dream of a couple of hanging pots with beautiful clover...
When St. Patrick came back to Ireland as an ordained priest to convert the Irish, he used the local...
“It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to...
Winter comes with gloomy, cold, rainy, snowy days. A fireplace for centuries was used to provide heat and cook...
Music is a beloved part of the Christmas season. From the Messiah’s Hallelujah” chorus to Burl Ives singing “A...
It is Thanksgiving week, and I am late with offering my few words before the T-Day feast of gladness...
Topaz is a transparent stone that can reflect a variety of colors, including blue, yellow, red, and brown. The...
2 pkg. Frozen chopped spinach 1 large pkg. Cream cheese (8 oz.) 1 stick of margarine, divided in half...
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. An opal is an amazing stone of iridescent colors....
Blue is my favorite color. The beauty of a pristine azure blue sky brings happiness to my heart and...
I know that it is September when the leaves begin to turn brown, or I find them in little...
How quickly my opinions change. One moment I am sneering at Michael Cohen, the President’s long-time lawyer and...
A favorite character of The Muppets is Kermit, the Frog. He has a long term relationship with Miss Piggy....
Perhaps because of my name and its derivation (philo-sophy: the love of wisdom), I have a special relationship with...
My childhood years were spent in a rural farming community—not a lot of folks. Amidst that small population I...
Proverbs 2:6 (NIV) For the Lord gives wisdom, from His mouth comes knowledge and...
Hooray for Summer! Time to visit family, explore beaches, hike mountain trails, join in a service project, or just...
John 3: 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it...
“For unto us a child is born. His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,...
June; the month for weddings. Time for the couple to express their enduring love to each other with family and...
Song of Solomon: 2:1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. I have always...
The seed is with Christ and the harvest is with Christ. May we be swept into God’s granery. The...
In 2013, I traveled with the Knoxville Choral Society to Ireland. One thing that I really wanted to see...
Everyone has their favorite Christmas movie. Mine happens to be “White Christmas” with Bing Crosby, Rosemary Cloony, and Danny...
It has been my experience that sometimes the rhythm of the year itself can offer healing and consolation to...
I AM OLD GLORY I Am Old Glory: For more than ten score years I have been the banner of...
Jelly Bean Prayer: Poet unknown Red is for the Blood He gave, Green is for the Grass He made,...
Proverbs 22: 6 – Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they...
“They shall call His name Emmanuel…God with us.” Matthew 1:23 KJV You could...
How often have we seen this famous Norman Rockwell painting and thought of our own Thanksgiving family traditions? Time to share...
Psalm 100: Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before...
“Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord reigns’ “. ...
“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters.” Psalm 23:2 (KJV)...
“…Walk as children of light—for the fruit of the light results in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.” Ephesians 5:8-9 ...