Originally Posted May 18, 2020 My father was a country doctor for the last 10 years of his life. He would make house calls on a regular basis. At times, my mother and some of the kids would join him as he traveled over the dusty roads to the house of his patient. I’m not … Continue reading Powder Puff →

Originally Posted May 17, 2020 Years ago I remember our girls talking about their BFF…”best friend forever”. Who’s your BFF?  Oh, Lulu is my BFF….. really, I thought Lulu was Mabel’s BFF. Hmmm. I would smile knowing that often the BFF in 2nd grade is different than the BFF in 5th grade, 8th grade, college….etc.  The scripture speaks … Continue reading Jesus Is Our “BFF” →

The margin of victory… the difference between the champion and the runner up….. it’s often “razor thin”. The ball rims out as the buzzer sounds… one team is elated, while the other is heartbroken ….. after maybe 7 games totaling almost 6 hours, the game is decided by one shot. Wow. Many have heard of … Continue reading “The Margin of Victory” →

The other day  I was sitting by a small pond and tossed in a pebble. As the waves expanded from the initial point of contact, I thought about the ripple effect. “A ripple effect occurs when an initial disturbance to a system propagates outward to disturb an increasingly larger portion of the system, like ripples expanding across the water … Continue reading “A Pebble Of Kindness” →

Are you familiar with the passage from II Corinthians, Chapter 12, verse 7 ? Hmmmmm, let me see…..hmmm…. I’m not sure I remember it. “Wait, is it the passage about Noah getting swallowed by a whale… no, no, …. Jesus feeding the 5,000 people with a couple of fish and a loaf of bread?” Nooooooo. … Continue reading “Those Nasty Thorns” →

The other day I shared on the first line of a prayer that Pope John Paul II said every morning …..  “ O Holy Spirit, love of the Father and Son inspire me in how to think….” The next line is  Holy Spirit inspire me in “what to say, how to speak, when to be silent”. … Continue reading “What To Say & How To Speak” →

Today is our 52nd wedding anniversary… in some ways, it seems like yesterday. As I think of our life today with our children and grandchildren…about 60 as you add up kids, spouses and grandchildren… it’s hard to imagine just Judy and me. July 5, 1969 It was just the two of us in St. Louis … Continue reading July 5, 1969-Seems Like Yesterday →

Originally Posted May 16, 2020 I actually know next to nothing about swimming. While I can swim and won’t drown if tossed into a pool, I tend to thrash more than glide. I’m usually exhausted after swimming 10 feet. The other thing that always bothered me about swimming is that I have trouble floating… after … Continue reading “The Take A Breath Moment” →

Originally Posted May 15, 2021 Back in 1970 Judy and I took a belated honeymoon trip to Mexico. We flew into Mexico City and saw many of the sights including Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine. We rented a “VW bug” from Hertz and drove through Cuernavaca and Taxco to Acapulco. We stayed in this incredible … Continue reading “Wow…Are You Kidding Me….” →

I try to say a prayer each morning that Pope John Paul II learned from his father. It begins, “ O Holy Spirit, love of the Father and Son inspire me in how to think….” (It goes on with several other admonitions.) Boy, this is a great way to begin each day…. “Holy Spirit help … Continue reading “How To Think” →