ORIGINALLY POSTED APRIL 3, 2023 It’s Holy Week… how’s everyone doing with their Lenten practices … having a good Lent? A good friend of mine often says that “God designs his Lent and it usually contains a number of surprises… unplanned interruptions.” Well my friend had unplanned Heart Surgery during this Lent, so it looks … Continue reading “Yikes, It’s Holy Week Already” →

Originally Posted September 13, 2023 Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, was the richest person in the United States in the 1980’s. (Forbes Magazine) He was a strong Christian and brought the concept of “service leadership” into the corporate structure of Walmart. The company flourished. The Danforth family were major players in the founding and development of Ralston Purina, … Continue reading “The Next Generation” →

A number of years ago while visiting friends in Los Angeles, we went to dinner at this very wonderful and very large smorgasbord with every kind of seafood and beef and salads and desserts and drinks. … all you could eat. There was sushi beyond description, king crab, oysters, steak, etc. I almost fainted when … Continue reading “Gluttony Is Not Good” →

Scripture tells us what we should spend our time thinking about. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Phil. 4:8)  Do I do that? Over the … Continue reading What Do I Think About? →

I've been having difficulty putting my thoughts together recently. I've begun a number of BLOGS, but have not been able to finish them. I'm not sure why. So I thought I would go thru some BLOGS from the past. Perhaps they will lead to some new inspirations. I was re-reading a BLOG from 4 years … Continue reading “We Are Not Meant for Child’s Play” →

Originally posted in 2022 It was the Christmas holidays of 1966 and I was going to visit my girlfriend who lived in Louisville, Ky. I planned to drive the “Grape” …. a recently purchased ‘55 Chevy for which I had paid $85. When my sister first saw the purple & white two-tone coupe, she said, … Continue reading “The Electric Grape” →

Wasn’t it just Advent and didn’t we just put up the Christmas tree, yet I just heard that Lent begins in less than a month. And when I mix in the fact that we’ve been out of action for the last month with a lot of sickness I really feel that life is racing by.  … Continue reading “We Have All The Time We Need” →

It’s hard to believe that yesterday was 30 years since my mother died…. January 13, 1996. She was 83 and I was 49. I’ve almost caught up with her as I will be 80 this year. Where has the time gone?  As I take time to reflect on her life, having lived almost as long … Continue reading “Granny…It’s Been 30 Years” →

What causes me to pay attention? Well, if the consequence of what I am listening to is important, I tend to pay closer attention. I recall going thru three weeks of “airborne training” back in the day. The instructors were teaching things that could actually keep you alive. I paid close attention when they showed … Continue reading “The Goldfish Or Me”  →

You may remember a recent BLOG where the focus was on “if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans”. (it was in reference to a surprise hospital visit that had disrupted my plans)  I thought I had learned my lesson. I was out of the hospital settling down and getting ready for Christmas.  … Continue reading “Still Laughing ???” →