A terrible storm with torrents of rain left southeast Texas devastated. Hurricane Irma appears to be heading for Florida with major impact likely if forecasts are accurate. In the Northwest, record heat and fires are making headlines.  It is an… Continue reading

With a bang the spindle in the mower deck disintegrated. There were spare parts in the garage. I removed the deck and flipped it over where the corrosion build-up on a nut instantly made me to know that this was… Continue reading

I watched a documentary about the founding of the nation of Israel last week.  Days after the UN declared the partition of Palestine in 1948, the Jewish state was created. A few days later five surrounding nations mobilized to destroy… Continue reading

Yesterday, while walking in the cemetery where Bev’s body awaits the Resurrection, I was challenged about my contentment in Christ. I find myself wishing, too often, for different circumstances, thinking that somehow I would be better ‘if only.’  Does that… Continue reading

Pain brings up the most persistent questions for me; most likely for you, too. The question is age-old: “Why does a loving God let suffering happen?” No answer is perfect. For me, there is one answer that is inescapably true.… Continue reading

The world we live in puts pressure on all us to do many things. It is a complex life demanding competency of us in multiple ways – operating a car, using high tech gadgets, maintaining a home, navigating our job,… Continue reading

For a couple of weeks I have not felt well, dealing with nausea and pain, constant, but in varying degrees. A visit to my physician on Thursday was inclusive but given my medical history an intestinal blockage was a real… Continue reading

I danced with self-pity on Wednesday afternoon. I moped around wondering “why me,” questioning the fairness of it all. In the process I lost my balance, failing to account for a thousand blessings, seeing only the pain.  Yes, the losses… Continue reading

Borrowed from military operations, the word ‘breakthrough’ is about that moment when an obstacle is finally overcome, when a scientific advance opens a whole new field of knowledge, when a level of achievement lifts a person to another level. It… Continue reading

The man tried way too hard to be funny, engaging, telling bad jokes. He made himself ridiculous, his manner so forced that, at times, he was actually offensive. I felt sad for him, wanting desperately to pull him aside and… Continue reading