Originally Posted Feb. 9, 2021 Growing up I often heard the phrase…. ” Boy, she’s one tough cookie”. This meant a no-nonsense person…one you didn’t trifle with…. no “funny business” with this person. While I believe it originally was applied to women, it could be a man too…..although I don’t remember John Wayne being called a “tough … Continue reading “One Tough Cookie” →

Originally Posted Feb. 8, 2021 “Make it go away mommy”. You may remember the time when you cried this out after something bad happened to you as a child… maybe a scraped knee or something worse. I heard a story the other day of a child at a Children’s Hospital who was suffering terribly due … Continue reading “Make It Go Away” →

Timing is such an important element in life…. whether in the stock market, your career, family decisions, love and war, prayer, etc.  As they say, "the right answer at the wrong time is the wrong answer, or  better three hours too soon than a minute too late...."  God always has perfect timing. ”When the fullness of time had come, … Continue reading “Timing Is Everything In Life & In Golf.” (Arnold Palmer) →

Judy has often told the story of her dad taking the family out to eat at  a local cafeteria. The kids would fill their plates with all kinds of foods and goodies, while her dad would not get anything…just an empty plate. He would then  eat all the food that the kids didn’t eat…finishing their meal. Their … Continue reading “Eyes Bigger Than My Appetite” →

This BLOG was Originally Posted Feb. 5, 2021, a little over a year ago, when stress seemed pretty high. Yet today with the terrible war in the Ukraine and its effect on the entire world, stress seems even greater. Nevertheless, the truth is still the same...we need to rely on the Lord in our times … Continue reading “Stress Can Be Good” →

“The old onion is at it again”. Just when I thought I could take a little break from being convicted of my faults and sin, something else pops up. God is peeling back another layer of the onion. I know it’s good news, but it can be a bit exasperating….. "Save Me Lord" Bishop Barron … Continue reading “God Is Not My Attendant” →

I think it’s likely that the great leaders of the Church for the next decades are sitting out in the marketplace, out in the government, out in some obscure family, perhaps in some classroom, or maybe even in some jail. They may not be aware of Christ or certainly haven’t given their heart to him. … Continue reading “ The Next St. Paul ? ” →

Originally Posted Feb. 2, 2021 A couple of mornings a week, my wife Judy takes care of two of our younger grandchildren…. Nolan and Theodore; these two “characters” are 3 years old. They arrive with their backpack and plenty of energy. After vigorous greetings of, "Hi Papa , Hi Gramma", with appropriate hugs, they’re ready … Continue reading “Delights Of The Soul” →

Originally Posted Feb. 1, 2021 I was asking my wife Judy if the recent BLOGS are getting a bit too heavy…too serious or somber, too demanding. She said, “ no, I think they’re fine ……. now what kind of bread do you want with your “bread & water dinner” tonight and do you want me … Continue reading “Rich Soil”  →

Around 1963 a group of us  snuck into a high school seminary to visit one of our friends; “Steve” met us at a prearranged spot. We felt like the CIA sneaking into the Kremlin…it was dark, the lights were out, we went to the refrigerator and got some food, then to another room that was pitch … Continue reading “Gaze of the Lord” →